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OFF-COLOUR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does off-colour mean?
• OFF-COLOUR (adjective)
The adjective OFF-COLOUR has 1 sense:
1. in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent
Familiarity information: OFF-COLOUR used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In violation of good taste even verging on the indecent
Synonyms:
indelicate; off-color; off-colour
Context example:
an off-color joke
Similar:
tasteless (lacking aesthetic or social taste)
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