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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Still, many thought the message was in poor taste and did not receive the pastor’s justification well.
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Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
Goldstine’s firing was publicized the following day, at the height of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, which some found to be in poor taste, though knowledgable individuals chalked up the timing to an unfortunate coincidence.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
Sweeney recognizes that some of his laughs could be in poor taste, but isn’t shy about casting himself as a weirdo, when such discomfort can point the way to deeper truths.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Some DPs took to social media to argue that the decision was a promotional move undertaken in poor taste.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
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Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
Goldstine’s firing was publicized the following day, at the height of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, which some found to be in poor taste, though knowledgable individuals chalked up the timing to an unfortunate coincidence.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
Sweeney recognizes that some of his laughs could be in poor taste, but isn’t shy about casting himself as a weirdo, when such discomfort can point the way to deeper truths.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Some DPs took to social media to argue that the decision was a promotional move undertaken in poor taste.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
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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 22 Feb. 2025.
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