bad tasten.adj.

Brit.

/ˌbad ˈteɪst/, U.S.

/ˈbæd ˈteɪst/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bad adj., taste n.¹

Etymology: < bad adj. + taste n.¹

A. n.

Poor, indelicate, or undiscriminating judgement, esp. with regard to what is aesthetically pleasing, polite, socially appropriate, or fashionable; (hence) something which results from or embodies this. Frequently in in bad taste. Cf. taste n.¹ 8.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > [noun]

bad taste1696

tastelessness1778

mauvais ton1780

stylelessness1911

tackiness1977

1696 J. Dennis Remarks Prince Arthur (front matter) The Contents... Part II. Chap. I. Of a good and a bad taste.

1706 tr. J. B. Morvan de Bellegarde Refl. upon Ridicule 130 These odd Decisions, expose their bad Taste, and often are the Consequences of a foolish Pride.

1727 M. Davys Accomplish'd Rake Ded. p. vi It must be owing to the Bad Taste of the Age, that a great deal of powder and White hands should be call'd Foppery and Effeminacy.

1811 T. Moore M.P. or Blue-stocking ii. iii. 17 I have lived too long among my betters not to larn, that it is bad taste to go on knowing people, after they have come into misfortune.

1896 A. R. White Youth's Educator x. 117 Never allude to sea-sickness at the table. Most every one is squeamish on the water, and any allusion of this sort is in bad taste.

1933 Times Lit. Suppl. 28 Sept. 653/1 A mildly amusing story in mildly bad taste about a pensionnat in Switzerland.

1991 J. Richardson Life Picasso iv. 60 He never lost his taste for bad taste, and knew how to make it work for him.

2004 Time Out N.Y. 22 July 89/3 What better way to open a new venue..than with a miniretro of gut-spilling bad taste?

B. adj. (attributive).

Of, displaying, or embodying bad taste.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > [adjective]

untasteful1618

ugly1621

tasteless1676

low-browed1782

styleless1796

unaesthetic1832

inaesthetic1846

tacky1862

bad taste1895

ticky-tacky1969

cheeseball1993

1895 Los Angeles Times 20 Sept. 11/7 (heading) A Bad-taste joke.

1935 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 28 Apr. s3/2 (caption) Miss Patty Bahls..and Mrs. Lawson Poss..are discussing plans for their Bad Taste party to be held May 11, at Claremont Country Club.

1968 Listener 30 May 712/3 Bad-taste jokes about plainness, bad teeth and plain, clever women.

1981 Washington Post (Nexis) 10 Oct. c1 One of the strangely endearing things about Hollywood..is its status as the bad-taste capital of the world.

1991 Entertainm. Weekly 7 June 67/2 The film is redeemed by one of the great bad-taste endings of recent cinema.

2005 Waikato Times (Hamilton, N.Z.) (Nexis) 11 Aug. 19 Don't go if you're easily offended and dislike cussing and bad taste jokes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bad taste
释义	bad tasten.adj. Brit. /ˌbad ˈteɪst/, U.S. /ˈbæd ˈteɪst/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bad adj., taste n.¹ Etymology: < bad adj. + taste n.¹ A. n. Poor, indelicate, or undiscriminating judgement, esp. with regard to what is aesthetically pleasing, polite, socially appropriate, or fashionable; (hence) something which results from or embodies this. Frequently in in bad taste. Cf. taste n.¹ 8. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > [noun] bad taste1696 tastelessness1778 mauvais ton1780 stylelessness1911 tackiness1977 1696 J. Dennis Remarks Prince Arthur (front matter) The Contents... Part II. Chap. I. Of a good and a bad taste. 1706 tr. J. B. Morvan de Bellegarde Refl. upon Ridicule 130 These odd Decisions, expose their bad Taste, and often are the Consequences of a foolish Pride. 1727 M. Davys Accomplish'd Rake Ded. p. vi It must be owing to the Bad Taste of the Age, that a great deal of powder and White hands should be call'd Foppery and Effeminacy. 1811 T. Moore M.P. or Blue-stocking ii. iii. 17 I have lived too long among my betters not to larn, that it is bad taste to go on knowing people, after they have come into misfortune. 1896 A. R. White Youth's Educator x. 117 Never allude to sea-sickness at the table. Most every one is squeamish on the water, and any allusion of this sort is in bad taste. 1933 Times Lit. Suppl. 28 Sept. 653/1 A mildly amusing story in mildly bad taste about a pensionnat in Switzerland. 1991 J. Richardson Life Picasso iv. 60 He never lost his taste for bad taste, and knew how to make it work for him. 2004 Time Out N.Y. 22 July 89/3 What better way to open a new venue..than with a miniretro of gut-spilling bad taste? B. adj. (attributive). Of, displaying, or embodying bad taste. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > [adjective] untasteful1618 ugly1621 tasteless1676 low-browed1782 styleless1796 unaesthetic1832 inaesthetic1846 tacky1862 bad taste1895 ticky-tacky1969 cheeseball1993 1895 Los Angeles Times 20 Sept. 11/7 (heading) A Bad-taste joke. 1935 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 28 Apr. s3/2 (caption) Miss Patty Bahls..and Mrs. Lawson Poss..are discussing plans for their Bad Taste party to be held May 11, at Claremont Country Club. 1968 Listener 30 May 712/3 Bad-taste jokes about plainness, bad teeth and plain, clever women. 1981 Washington Post (Nexis) 10 Oct. c1 One of the strangely endearing things about Hollywood..is its status as the bad-taste capital of the world. 1991 Entertainm. Weekly 7 June 67/2 The film is redeemed by one of the great bad-taste endings of recent cinema. 2005 Waikato Times (Hamilton, N.Z.) (Nexis) 11 Aug. 19 Don't go if you're easily offended and dislike cussing and bad taste jokes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1696
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