bad taste
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A new vanguard—led by the beer-swilling redneck Stone Cold Steve Austin—would bring the art form into the modern age by embracing bad taste.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
"This is a savings tool which hindered rather than helped us, which leaves a bad taste," he says.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
He wanted to recapture that experience, but said the sticker shock left a bad taste, and he does not plan to peruse tickets in future drops.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
“It definitely left a very bad taste in our mouth,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 19, 2026
Maybe that’d get rid of the bad taste in my mouth.
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
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