OFF-COLOR


Meaning of OFF-COLOR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈȯf-ˈkə-lər ]

adjective

or off-col·ored -lərd

Date: 1854

1.

a. : not having the right or standard color

b. : being out of sorts

2.

a. : of doubtful propriety : dubious

b. : verging on the indecent

off-color remarks

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.