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I've been in situations where, in the midst of really hardcore events in my life, I made some ridiculous off-color joke that was in horrible taste, but made people laugh.
Samuel Witwer

Meaning of "off-color" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OFF-COLOR

off-color  [ˌɒfˈkʌlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OFF-COLOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Off-Color is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OFF-COLOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Off-color humor

The term off-color humor is an Americanism used to describe jokes, prose, poems, black comedy, blue comedy, insult comedy, cringe comedy and skits that deal with topics that may be considered to be in poor taste or overly vulgar. Most commonly labeled as "off-color" are acts concerned with sex, a particular ethnic group, or gender. Other off-color topics include violence, particularly domestic abuse; excessive swearing or profanity; "toilet humor"; national superiority or inferiority, pedophilic content, and any other topics generally considered impolite or indecent. Generally, the point of off-color humor is to induce laughter by evoking a feeling of shock and surprise in the comedian's audience. In this way, off-color humor is related to other forms of postmodern humor, such as the anti-joke.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OFF-COLOR


bicolor
ˈbaɪˌkʌlə
color
ˈkʌlə
colour
ˈkʌlə
culler
ˈkʌlə
decolor
diːˈkʌlə
decolour
diːˈkʌlə
discolor
dɪsˈkʌlə
discolour
dɪsˈkʌlə
encolour
ɪnˈkʌlə
miscolour
ˌmɪsˈkʌlə
multicolor
ˈmʌltɪˌkʌlə
noncolor
nɒnˈkʌlə
off-colour
ˌɒfˈkʌlə
overcolor
ˌəʊvəˈkʌlə
overcolour
ˌəʊvəˈkʌlə
recolor
riːˈkʌlə
recolour
riːˈkʌlə
Technicolor
ˈtɛknɪˌkʌlə
versicolor
ˈvɜːsɪˌkʌlə
watercolour
ˈwɔːtəˌkʌlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OFF-COLOR

off-air
off-balance sheet reserve
off-beam
off-Broadway
off-camera
off-campus
off-centre
off-chance
off-colour
off-duty
off-glide
off-grid
off-guard
off-key
off-licence
off-limits
off-load
off-message
off-off-Broadway
off-peak

WORDS THAT END LIKE OFF-COLOR

bachelor
bailor
chancellor
concolor
councillor
councilor
counsellor
dolor
guidance counselor
jailor
lor
sailor
skin color
tailor
Taylor
temblor
Tylor
unicolor
valor
vice chancellor

Synonyms and antonyms of off-color in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «off-color» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OFF-COLOR

Find out the translation of off-color to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of off-color from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «off-color» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

折色
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fuera de color
570 millions of speakers

English

off-color
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बंद रंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بعيدا عن اللون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

необычного цвета
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

off -color
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফেকাসে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hors-couleur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Warna luar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schlüpfrig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

際どい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오프 컬러
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mati-werna
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

off- màu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆஃப் வண்ண
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऑफ-रंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

keyifsiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

indisposto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

off - kolor
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

незвичайного кольору
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

off - culoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

off- χρώμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

off- kleur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

off- färg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

off- farge
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of off-color

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OFF-COLOR»

The term «off-color» is regularly used and occupies the 95.206 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OFF-COLOR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about off-color

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2 QUOTES WITH «OFF-COLOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word off-color.
1
Chris Daughtry
If people say something rude or off-color, you have to take it with a grain of salt, because they don't know you.
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Samuel Witwer
I've been in situations where, in the midst of really hardcore events in my life, I made some ridiculous off-color joke that was in horrible taste, but made people laugh.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OFF-COLOR»

Discover the use of off-color in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to off-color and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Off-Color
Hilarious, surprising, and defiantly candid, Off-Color is a thought-provoking and thoroughly entertaining new novel from Janet McDonald. Hip and wise, the author grabs the readers and doesn't let go.
Janet McDonald, 2007
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Off Color Conservative
FREDERICK. EUGENE. WOIDA. A CONSERVATIVE AMERICAN'S VIEW ON A VARIETY OF HOT TOPICS Off Color Conservative A Conservative American's View on a Variety. Front Cover.
Frederick Eugene Woida, 2011
3
I Didn't Know that: From "ants in the Pants" to "wet Behind ...
... acts, some were known to use their less clean versions to the side of center stage, thereby dodging the spotlight if the audience took offense. From this “off- color performance” do some claim the phrase took on its risqué meaning today.
Karlen Evins, 2007
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Mommy & Me Crocheted Hats: 30 Fun & Stylish Designs for Kids ...
PIGTAIL HAT 114 Round 12: Fasten off Color A,join Color B,ch1,sc in each stitch, sl st to first stitch to join. Round 13: Fasten off Color B,join Color F,ch2,dc in each stitch, sl st to first stitch to join. Round 14: Fasten off Color F,join Color E,ch1,sc ...
Kristi Simpson, 2014
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Publications: Entomology]
Row and plant April 25 April 28 May 8 Row 1A Row IB Row 1C Row ID Row IE Row IF Row 1G Row 1H Dead Off color, not doing well Top good, some spotting lower leaves Worse, leaves eurl- About same Wilted, leaves badly spotted Slightly ...
Oregon State University. Agricultural Experiment Station, 1902
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Economic Entomology: Pamphlets
O.K. O.K. Row 1C Top good, some spotting lower leaves About same Color good, growing well Row ID Row IE Wilted, leaves badly spotted Slightly off color, not thrifty Dead No change Much improved, growing nicely — Doing well Dead O.K.  ...
‎1915
7
Knitting Rugs: 39 Traditional, Contemporary, Innovative Designs
PATTERN. With color A, CO 2 sts. Row 1: K1, kfb. (3 sts) Row 2: K1, kfb, k1. (4 sts ) Row 3: K to last 2 sts, kfb, k1. Rows 4–6: Repeat row 3. Break off color A, leaving a 4 in. (10 cm) tail, and join color B. Rows 7–12: Repeat row 3. Break off color ...
Nola A. Heidbreder, Linda Pietz, 2014
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Public Documents of the State of Connecticut
T. L. 53951 Off-Grade C. S. Meal, N. Y. C. 255143 Dark C. S. Meal, Chi., St P. 28404 C. S. Meal, 101182 L. B. Lovitt & Co., Memphis, Tenn. Off Color C. S. Meal, M. C. 60060 Off -Color C. S. Meal Off-Color C. S. Meal Off-Color C. S. Meal, N. P.  ...
Connecticut, 1921
9
Report of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, ...
Off Color C. S. Meal, M. C. 60060 Off -Color C. S. Meal Off-Color C. S. Meal Off- Color C. S. Meal, N. P. 19112 Off-Color C. S. Meal, K. C. S. 12532 Off-Color C. S. Meal, P. R. R. 48725 Off-Color C. S. Meal, C. B. Q. 105732 Off-Color C. S. Meal, ...
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 1921
10
The Budget Report of the State Board of Finance and Control ...
Off Color C. S. Meal, M. C. 60060 Off -Color C. S. Meal Off-Color C. S. Meal Off- Color C. S. Meal, N. P 19112 Off-Color C. S. Meal, K. C S. 12532 Off-Color C. S. Meal, P. R R. 48725 Off-Color C. S. Meal, C. B. Q. 105732 Off-Color C. S. Meal, ...
Connecticut. Board of Finance and Control, 1921

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OFF-COLOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term off-color is used in the context of the following news items.
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Will Louisiana theater tragedy hurt the movie 'Trainwreck'?
'Trainwreck' is an off-color comedy starring Amy Schumer, Bill Hader and LeBron James that opened bigger than expected last weekend, ... «WKYC-TV, Jul 15»
2
The Public Figures We Think We Know
The key to success for any comedian is to push the envelope, which gets much increasingly harder now that off-color, lewd or bawdy jokes ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
'Adventures in Babysitting' Almost Featured He-Man, and Other …
Thanks to Williams' rapid-fire — and sometimes off-color — improvisation, Columbus said that he ended up with four different cuts of Mrs. «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
4
This Vintage Eminem Interview From '99 Is Amazing
Eminem's off-color, shock value raps just don't work for me anymore. That magic is gone. What hammered home this feeling is a video I dug up ... «DJBooth.net, Jul 15»
5
Hulk Hogan Is OUT At The WWE -- But Was He Fired, Or Did He …
Apparently, the WWE canned Hogan after they learned of a transcript that existed documenting some off-color comments he made on a sex ... «PerezHilton.com, Jul 15»
6
Chatting With Marlon Wayans About Aging, In Living Color, and How …
He's a strong believer that comedy sets should never be recorded, because the risks of a spontaneous, off-color riff going viral are high. «SF Weekly, Jul 15»
7
Eminem Takes on Caitlyn Jenner and Miley Cyrus in 8-Minute …
Filled to the brim with pop-culture references and off-color jokes, the eight-minute segment found the rapper showing off his (as-ever) ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»
8
'Hoodie' delivering ha-ha's on KLPX 'Frank Show'
Expect to hear some off-color quips and saucy language that might not be appropriate for kids. Copyright 2015 Arizona Daily Star. All rights ... «Arizona Daily Star, Jul 15»
9
Family film guide: 'Pixels' and 'Paper Towns'
There is talk about a boy losing his virginity and other off-color wisecracks, including about masturbation and the appeal of a teen's mother. «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
10
23 Ridiculously Offensive Donald Trump Quotes
All Trump proved with this horribly off-color comment was this analogy: Donald Sterling : African-Americans :: Donald Trump : Hispanics. «Arizona Daily Star, Jul 15»

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