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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Executive Action stirred up considerable controversy in the early ’70s, with many critics arguing the whole project was in poor taste.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2020
However, Hernandez’s former fiancée, Shayanna, found Brady’s jokes during the roast to be in poor taste.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2024
By symphonic standards, the guitar wankery was in bad taste — which was maybe exactly what was needed to cement it at the last minute as, in fact, a rock ‘n’ roll show, after all that useful beauty.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 8 July 2024
Jaime Florez, the Hispanic communications director for the Republican National Committee, said the advertisement is in poor taste and seeks to exploit decades of trauma among those who fled Castro’s dictatorship.
—Max Greenwood, Miami Herald, 18 June 2024
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2020
However, Hernandez’s former fiancée, Shayanna, found Brady’s jokes during the roast to be in poor taste.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2024
By symphonic standards, the guitar wankery was in bad taste — which was maybe exactly what was needed to cement it at the last minute as, in fact, a rock ‘n’ roll show, after all that useful beauty.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 8 July 2024
Jaime Florez, the Hispanic communications director for the Republican National Committee, said the advertisement is in poor taste and seeks to exploit decades of trauma among those who fled Castro’s dictatorship.
—Max Greenwood, Miami Herald, 18 June 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 14 Nov. 2024.
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