Synonyms for off-color
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : awf-kuhl-er, of- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔfˈkʌl ər, ˈɒf- |
Définition of off-color
Origin :- 1858, from off (adv.) + color (n.); originally used of gems; figurative extension to "of questionable taste, risqué" is American English, 1867.
- adj risqué
- He tried to tell me an off-color story and forgot the point of it, if indeed it had any point.
- Extract from : « Europe Revised » by Irvin S. Cobb
- Take away these off-color peaches and bring me something first class.
- Extract from : « Jupiter Lights » by Constance Fenimore Woolson
- They were off-color eyes, like amber or a light wine, fringed with long black lashes.
- Extract from : « Legacy » by James H Schmitz
- The painted stone may be detected by washing it with alcohol, when the dye will be removed and the off-color will become apparent.
- Extract from : « A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public » by Frank Bertram Wade
- A thing to be forgotten always is the off-color story with which some people persist in polluting the atmosphere.
- Extract from : « The Book of Courage » by John Thomson Faris
- Wherever three or four men are gathered together, they rapidly organize a clearing-house of off-color stories.
- Extract from : « Excuse Me! » by Rupert Hughes
Antonyms for off-color
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