bad taste
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Ian Lewer, who was at the 2018 rugby club dinner with his wife, said the joke was "crude, bad taste and insulting".
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
So that’s just all around a bad look, leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
“It definitely left a very bad taste in our mouth,” she said.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026
The emphasis on San Francisco-based activities since has left some with a bad taste.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
“Like a banana peel, only with bad taste and irony thrown in.”
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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