politically incorrect

[ puh-lit-ik-lee in-kuh-rekt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

not politically correct; potentially offensive to a particular group of people:
politically incorrect jokes.

1875–80 (in the sense “mocking convention”); 1975–80 for the more recent meaning, which evolved from earlier Communist uses in the 1920s

Is there a 12-step program for politically incorrect protagonists?

But as with any show that was created in the 1940s, some of its tropes could be deemed politically incorrect or offensive today.

The rant quickly turned 100 percent politically incorrect when he began comparing African Americans to Jewish philanthropists.

It was almost politically incorrect for us to say what we experience as black men every day.

He would have laughed it off, told her “Chin up, Sausage,” or made some politically incorrect comment about the BBC.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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