in (very) bad/poor taste

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: rude or insulting : offensive

I think the joke he told was in (very) bad/poor taste.

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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 The decision to remove Stephens came as more and more people found lionizing Confederate heroes to be in poor taste. —

Chris Morris, Fortune, 16 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for in (very) bad/poor taste

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