tasteless jokes
Humor lacking refinement
Tasteless jokes are jokes that offend through crudeness, insensitivity, or poor judgment—humor about death, disability, tragedy, or bodily functions that many find inappropriate.
The term implies the joker lacks social refinement: He told tasteless jokes at the funeral.
What counts as tasteless varies by context; a joke acceptable among close friends might be tasteless at a work dinner.
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
- vulgarCrude or indecent
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
- crassCrudely lacking refinement
- inappropriateNot suitable or fitting
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Ingenious manipulation of language
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