in (very) bad/poor taste
idiom
: rude or insulting : offensive
I think the joke he told was in (very) bad/poor taste.
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Some DPs took to social media to argue that the decision was a promotional move undertaken in poor taste.
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
Think early John Waters movies, made on the cheap and dripping in bad taste.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
Status symbols are often considered in poor taste during a period of economic uncertainty.
—Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
O'Donnell said Paustian called his comments a joke made in poor taste, and offered to send O'Donnell a recording of his in-class apology.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
Think early John Waters movies, made on the cheap and dripping in bad taste.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
Status symbols are often considered in poor taste during a period of economic uncertainty.
—Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
O'Donnell said Paustian called his comments a joke made in poor taste, and offered to send O'Donnell a recording of his in-class apology.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for in (very) bad/poor taste
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“In (very) bad/poor taste.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20%28very%29%20bad%2Fpoor%20taste. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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