off-color joke
Inappropriate comedic remark
An off-color joke is one dealing with sex, bodily functions, or other subjects considered inappropriate for polite company.
The humor typically relies on crude or risqué content: He told an off-color joke that made everyone uncomfortable.
The term is milder than "dirty joke" but still signals material unsuitable for formal settings or mixed audiences.
- raunchyCrudely sexual in nature
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
- locker room talkCrude speech among men
- risquéBordering on improper
- bawdyHumorously indecent
innuendo · punchline · off the cuff · water cooler · locker room · snicker · blue humor · tasteless · racy · suggestive · inappropriate · lewd · smutty · ribald · double entendre · wink wink · nudge nudge · naughty
- gross-out comedytoilet humor, bathroom humor, potty humor, gross-out, whoopee cushion
- innuendoinnuendo, sexual innuendo, double entendre, double meaning, implied meaning
off-color jokeclean joke
Inoffensive humorous remark
dad joke · gentle humor · corny joke · pun · knock-knock joke
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