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What color is "puce", and why do different people give radically ...
May 25, 2012 · EDIT II: To answer the question, people may associate puce with green because they confuse "puce" with "puke." This article , which asserts that Louis XVI coined "puce" to …
Why do we say that an obscene joke is "off-color"?
Jun 6, 2013 · Here is the definition of off color in Chapman & Kipfer, Dictionary of American Slang, Third Edition (1995):. off color adj phr by 1875 Somewhat salacious; risqué; =BLUE: a …