ADJECTIVE
  1. in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent
    an off-color joke
    an indelicate remark
  2. humorously vulgar
    bawdy songs
    ribald language
    off-color jokes
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How To Use off-color In A Sentence

  • Why else would Ronnie do all the creepy and off-color stuff he pulled?
  • The bay floor has been scoured by shrimp trawls of nearly all the vegetation that once helped to settle suspended sediments; you learn to fish in off-color water.
  • He tends to tell off-color jokes, use a lot of sexual innuendo and pepper his conversations with inappropriate words.
  • Also, it would have to be the same size as shootable game that wasn't off-colored. Would You Shoot an Albino Game Animal?
  • Eliza makes quite a good impression, as her pronunciation and dress are perfect; however, when she tells an off-color story about her family Higgins realizes that she has a lot more to learn.
  • The quotes from the kids and the grandson and other relatives are little off-color.
  • An off-colored rock, gleaming near white in the gloom, was good for a slight scoot.
  • In his 2006 memoir, the critic Robert Hughes used off-color language to describe Mr. Johnson's abilities.
  • Ron spends any spare time he has performing at comedy clubs from coast to coast, spreading his special brand of off-color glee.
  • Just go see, they'll be knocking you around and making off-color jokes like they've known you for years.
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