in bad taste
English
Prepositional phrase
- (idiomatic) offensive or inappropriate (of an action, often of jokes)
- Jokes about someone’s physical appearance are in bad taste.
- 2022 December 28, Marta Rodríguez Peleteiro, “Georgina criticised for “almost pornographic” gift to Cristiano Ronaldo”, in AS USA:
- While some envied not finding their own Rolls-Royce like his under the tree, and instead smiled as they opened a pair of socks or new pajamas, others saw it as an ostentation in bad taste.
Coordinate terms
- in poor taste
Translations
inappropriate
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