politically incorrect
[ puh-lit-ik-lee in-kuh-rekt ]
/ pəˈlɪt ɪk li ˌɪn kəˈrɛkt /
adjective
not politically correct; potentially offensive to a particular group of people: politically incorrect jokes.
Origin of politically incorrect
1875–80 (in the sense “mocking convention”); 1975–80 for the more recent meaning, which evolved from earlier Communist uses in the 1920s
historical usage of politically incorrect
See
politically correct.
OTHER WORDS FROM politically incorrect
political incorrectness, nounWords nearby politically incorrect
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