off-color
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But it isn’t returning to its past image, which some people considered inappropriate and off-color by focusing too much on idealized images of beauty.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
According to the New York Times, Trump liked Lewandowski for his “feisty instincts and off-color humor” but he ended up reluctantly firing him after he’d manhandled a reporter.
From Salon • Oct. 17, 2025
But let’s be clear: Plenty of people wrote mean, off-color things that they wouldn’t say out loud.
From Slate • Sep. 11, 2025
Mr. Cook, who no longer works in law enforcement, said that while he was not proud of his texts, it is common for police officers to exchange off-color jokes about their work.
From New York Times • May 29, 2024
“He’s been a bit off-color ever since I brought him back from Egypt.”
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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