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off colour
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off color
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Idioms
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off colour
adj
(
off-colour
when prenominal
)
1.
chiefly
Brit
slightly ill; unwell
2.
US:
off color
indecent or indelicate; risqué
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dirty
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"You are pale and a little
off color
. You should come with me for a ten mile spin upon the tandem."
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However, sexual harassment and
off color
humor are only part of the picture.
The changing face of gender issues in the 21st century workplace
Split colorant addition point: Mills frequently lose paper from their machines that is
off color
or off shade.
Building a better wet end: to improve wet end chemistry, consider some new concepts
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