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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Others suggested that any joke made by the leader about the upcoming season was delivered in poor taste, offending agency staff already suffering from low morale amid a flurry of resignations, firings, leadership overhauls and polygraph tests distributed to staffers.
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Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 2 June 2025
Not everyone was celebrating, as past comments made by Leo XIV regarding the LGBT community were viewed by many as in poor taste.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
What To Know Posting on X, formerly , some users recreated key events in U.S. history using the generator that may be considered as being in poor taste.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
When the premiere of Rust was announced a month ago, some DPs took to social media to argue that the decision was a promotional move undertaken in poor taste, given that the creation of the work caused the death of one of their compatriots.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
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Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 2 June 2025
Not everyone was celebrating, as past comments made by Leo XIV regarding the LGBT community were viewed by many as in poor taste.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
What To Know Posting on X, formerly , some users recreated key events in U.S. history using the generator that may be considered as being in poor taste.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
When the premiere of Rust was announced a month ago, some DPs took to social media to argue that the decision was a promotional move undertaken in poor taste, given that the creation of the work caused the death of one of their compatriots.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 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 10 Jun. 2025.
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