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off-color

[awf-kuhl-er, of-] / ˈɔfˈkʌl ər, ˈɒf- /


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In the one-way broadcast channel, guests could only emoji-react, so the thread wasn’t cluttered with giant stickers or, say, off-color replies from an unfiltered uncle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

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

The humor, at once simple and clever, innocent and off-color, amiably wants to get a rise, and Horn isn’t too proud to go low in his genial wordplay.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

“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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