in bad taste

English

Prepositional phrase

in bad taste

1. (idiomatic) Offensive or inappropriate (of an action, often of jokes).

   Synonyms: in poor taste, distasteful

   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.

Translations

inappropriate

• Finnish: mauton (fi) (adjective)
• French: de mauvais goût
• German: geschmacklos (de)
• Italian: di cattivo gusto
• Polish: w złym guście