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单词 off-color
释义
off-color
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adj

Something that's off-color is offensive or vulgar. Your parents might stop inviting your uncle for Thanksgiving after years of his embarrassing, off-color jokes.
You'll most often find the adjective off-color describing jokes that make some listeners laugh, but offend or disgust others. Standup comedians are frequently famous for their off-color humor, while politicians caught telling off-color stories can face serious career difficulties. Before American English adopted off-color to mean "in questionable taste," this adjective was used to describe faulty gemstones.
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off-color
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After discarding the off-color results, Mr. Lang selected phrases and assembled the lyrics.
New York Times(Dec 27, 2016)
The Eight: Reindeer Monologues The off-color holiday satire returns; for mature audiences.
Los Angeles Times(Dec 01, 2016)
Jackie Beat: The Ghost of Christmas Trash The drag artist celebrates the holidays in this off-color show.
Los Angeles Times(Nov 24, 2016)
1adj in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent
an off-color joke
Syn
indelicate, off-colour
tasteless
lacking aesthetic or social taste
2adj humorously vulgar
off-color jokes
Syn
bawdy, ribald
dirty
(of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency
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