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poor taste, in

Idioms  
  1. 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.”


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And poor taste in design is a pity because it’s a bore.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

This Mamba trio will be a monument to Tinseltown excess and poor taste in front of the arena.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2024

She had poor taste in men; two of her three husbands were charming bounders who ended up in prison for fraud.

From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2022

We laughed at his poor taste in romantic movies and how much Anthony Hopkins looked like my dad.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2022

His poor taste in music reached me before he did; the car vibrated from the bass, and Marcus sang loud and proud.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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