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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

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

In fact, the only stumble Glaser took would be her off-color handful of jokes about the allegations surrounding Diddy.

From Salon Jan. 6, 2025

The race, which pitted a brazenly off-color indie-spirited musical with puppets against a commercial juggernaut from Oz, culminated in a collective gasp when the envelope was read.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 10, 2024

An off-color anecdote, a laugh in the wrong place.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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