off-colour joke
1off-colour — (in AM, use off color) 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ If you say that you are feeling off colour, you mean that you are slightly ill. [BRIT] For three weeks Maurice felt off colour but did not have any dramatic symptoms. Syn: out of sorts 2) ADJ… …
2off-colour — UK / US adjective 1) feeling slightly ill 2) not working or performing as well as usual 3) an off colour joke or remark is rude or offensive …
3off-colour — adj. Off colour/off color is used with these nouns: ↑joke …
4off-colour — adjective in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent an indelicate remark an off color joke • Syn: ↑indelicate, ↑off color • Similar to: ↑tasteless …
5joke — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ amusing, funny, good, hilarious ▪ She didn t seem to find my jokes amusing. ▪ old ▪ That s an old joke …
6off — I Australian Slang 1. refraining from (some food, activity, etc.): be off gambling ; 2. not functioning or working well: having an off day ; 3. offensive: an off joke ; 4. unwell; off colour: feeling a bit off II Singlish (Singapore English) to… …
7off-color — /awf kul euhr, of /, adj. 1. not having the usual or standard color: an off color gem. 2. of doubtful propriety or taste; risqué: an off color joke. 3. not in one s usual health: to feel off color. Also, esp. Brit., off colour. Also, off colored… …
8Off — 1. refraining from (some food, activity, etc.): be off gambling ; 2. not functioning or working well: having an off day ; 3. offensive: an off joke ; 4. unwell; off colour: feeling a bit off …
9off-color — adjective 1. humorously vulgar bawdy songs off color jokes ribald language • Syn: ↑bawdy, ↑ribald • Similar to: ↑dirty …
10Elephant joke — An elephant joke is a joke, almost always an absurd riddle or conundrum and often a sequence of such, that involves an elephant. Elephant jokes were a fad in the 1960s, with many people constructing large numbers of them according to a set… …
