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 Definitions of off-color  [ˈɔfˌkæst, -ˌkɑst, ˈɒf-]  

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Definition of 'off-color' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) off-color
not having the usual or standard color.

2.  off-color
of doubtful propriety or taste; risqué.

3.  off-color
not in one's usual health.

Etymology:  (1855–60)

Definition of 'off-color' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) indelicate, off-color, off-colour
in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent
"an indelicate remark"; "an off-color joke"

2. (adj) bawdy, off-color, ribald
humorously vulgar
"bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes"; "ribald language"



'off-color' - Nearby Entries  

off duty  off-broadway  off-center  off-centered  off-color  off-colour  off-day  



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