off colour
Britishadjective
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slightly ill; unwell
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indecent or indelicate; risqué
Example Sentences
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He added that although Cinnamon's family were not distressed, they have been "off colour".
From BBC • Sep. 20, 2024
"If you get a rogue patch going off colour, you can stick your trusty knife in there, give it a sniff, and you will know exactly if a fox has weed on there," says Stubley.
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2023
Ostapenko had played well to take the first set but was off colour in the second and two breaks of serve down in the third set when she asked for the timeout.
From BBC • Jul. 3, 2021
Wooley defended his comments to Newstalk ZB in New Zealand, saying he did not find his line of questioning or commentary off colour.
From The Guardian • Feb. 25, 2018
‘A French savant, Monsieur Janet, says that nobody ever falls in love except when he is a little bit off colour: I forget the French equivalent.’
From The Disentanglers by Lang, Andrew
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