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be off-color
be off-color
To be rude or vulgar; to be likely to offend others, especially due to being sexually explicit or suggestive. Primarily heard in US. A: "What did you think of the awards ceremony last night?" B: "The presenter's jokes were a bit too off-color for my taste."
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Danijel | | - | Slovene, Croatian, Serbian |
Gunther | | GUWN-ter | German |
Hananias | | - | Biblical Greek |
Vashti | | VASH-tee (English) | Biblical |
Dwyer | | ['dwaiə] | |
Lilli | | LI-lee (German), LEEL-lee (Finnish) | German, Finnish |