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Princeton's WordNet

  1. indelicate, off-color, off-colouradjective

    in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent

    "an indelicate remark"; "an off-color joke"

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  1. off-colour

    Off-color humor (also known as vulgar humor, crude humor, or shock humor) is humor that deals with topics that may be considered to be in poor taste or vulgar. Many comedic genres (including jokes, prose, poems, black comedy, blue comedy, insult comedy, cringe comedy and skits) may incorporate "off-color" elements. Most commonly labeled as "off-color" are acts concerned with sex, a particular ethnic group, or gender. Other off-color topics include violence, particularly domestic abuse; excessive swearing or profanity; toilet humor; national superiority or inferiority, pedophilic content, and any topics generally considered impolite or indecent. Generally, the point of off-color humor is to induce laughter by evoking a feeling of shock and surprise in the comedian's audience. In this way, off-color humor is related to other forms of postmodern humor, such as the anti-joke.

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  1. off-colour

    "Off-colour" generally refers to a state of being unwell or in poor health. It can also pertain to an inappropriate or slightly indecent joke or comment. In terms of visuals or appearances, "off-colour" represents something that is not of the normal or expected color or slightly discolored.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of off-colour in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of off-colour in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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