off-coloured

off-coloured
off-colˈour or off-colˈoured adjective
1. (of eg a diamond) unsatisfactory in colour and so inferior
2. Of mixed race (offensive)
3. (off-colour) not completely healthy
4. (off-colour; of jokes, etc) smutty, blue (informal)
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