off-color

[US]/[ˈɒf ˈkʌlə]/
[UK]/[ˈɔːf ˈkʌlər]/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. En kommentar eller joke, der anses for at være upassende eller stødende.
adj. Upassende eller ikke sjov, fordi det involverer potentielt stødende emner; Manglende lysstyrke eller farve; kedelig.

Phrases & Collocations

off-color joke

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off-color remark

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off-color humor

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off-color language

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felt off-color

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was off-color

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off-color appearance

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put off-color

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avoided off-color

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off-color comments

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Example Sentences

the comedian's off-color jokes didn't land well with the audience.

Komikeren havde svært ved at få publikum til at grine over hans upassende jokes.

i cringed when he made an off-color remark during the meeting.

Jeg fik gåsehud, da han kom med en upassende bemærkning under mødet.

the manager warned him about making off-color comments at work.

Ledelsen advarede ham om ikke at komme med upassende kommentarer på arbejdet.

we tried to steer the conversation away from off-color topics.

Vi forsøgte at lede samtalen væk fra upassende emner.

the film contained several off-color scenes that i found distasteful.

Filmen indeholdt flere upassende scener, som jeg fandt ubehagelige.

his off-color humor is not appropriate for children.

Hans upassende humor er ikke passende for børn.

the candidate's off-color past comments resurfaced during the campaign.

Kandidatens tidligere upassende kommentarer kom igen for dagen under kampagnen.

she quickly shut down the conversation when it turned off-color.

Hun stoppede hurtigt samtalen, da den tog en upassende drejning.

the radio show was known for its off-color content and edgy style.

Radioshowet var kendt for sit upassende indhold og sit kantede stil.

i regretted making that off-color joke in front of my boss.

Jeg fortrydede at have fortalt den upassende joke foran min chef.

the article avoided any off-color language or suggestive imagery.

Artiklen undgik ethvert upassende sprog eller antydende billeder.

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