in bad taste

English

Prepositional phrase

in bad taste

1. (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

• French: de mauvais goût
• German: geschmacklos (de)
• Italian: di cattivo gusto