poor taste, in

Idioms and Phrases

Also, in bad taste . Not suitable, unseemly, offensive, as in His criticism of the Pope was in poor taste , or That television interview was in very bad taste . These idioms use taste in the sense of “discernment of what is appropriate.”

Example Sentences

“Look, it was a comedian who made a joke in poor taste,” Leavitt said.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s not just considered in poor taste to perform election-related activities, including video or photo shoots, inside military cemeteries like Arlington.

From Slate

Trump’s criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over what he described as insufficient support for the military strike on a top Iranian general in January 2020 was in poor taste, said the Rev. Joseph Brown, an politically active evangelical pastor in small-town Washington, Iowa.

From Seattle Times

“It’s in poor taste for a billionaire to ask anyone for money,” Cannon said.

From Los Angeles Times

For example, what happens if a brand uses your digital avatar to endorse a product that may damage your image or your alter-ego makes a joke in poor taste?

From BBC

Related Words

• inappropriate
• indecent
• tawdry
• undignified
• untoward