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bad taste, poor taste, vulgarity
Describes something that lacks aesthetic refinement or shows poor judgment in taste. Can refer to choices in fashion, decor, humor, or behavior.
悪趣味な冗談
a joke in bad taste
Formation: 悪 (bad) + 趣味 (taste, hobby)
Nuance: 悪趣味 can describe both aesthetic failures (garish clothes, tacky decor) and moral/social failures (inappropriate jokes, morbid interests). It carries a judgmental tone.
Can function as: Na-adjective (悪趣味な...)