politically incorrect

adjective

: not avoiding language or behavior that could offend a particular group of people

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One of the former board members told PBS that the board feared that the department was trying to block politically incorrect projects. — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026 The meeting involves a glossy new promotional video meant to attract top-notch talent, but its focus on disabled employees drives Arnaud into a politically incorrect frenzy. — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026 Critics have had their knives out for Netflix‘s politically incorrect dark comedy, which debuted over the weekend. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026 Musk first incorporated xAI in March 2023, and revealed its existence publicly four months later, describing it as a politically incorrect competitor to OpenAI. — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for politically incorrect

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“Politically incorrect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/politically%20incorrect. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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