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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The zero-tolerance penalization of children — whether criminally or academically — for statements that could have been misinterpreted by listeners or made in bad taste by speakers is where many First Amendment experts are expressing concern.
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Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Internet users are using a new artificial intelligence generator to create images of famous people and moments in history that could be considered offensive or in poor taste.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Whatever the motive, some of the former press secretary’s cohorts in the Biden White House find her decision to turn on the administration in poor taste.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 4 June 2025
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.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 2 June 2025
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Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Internet users are using a new artificial intelligence generator to create images of famous people and moments in history that could be considered offensive or in poor taste.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Whatever the motive, some of the former press secretary’s cohorts in the Biden White House find her decision to turn on the administration in poor taste.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 4 June 2025
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.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 2 June 2025
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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 29 Jul. 2025.
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