politically incorrect


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politically incorrect

adj.
Not showing political correctness; not politically correct: "the imposing but politically incorrect statue of the general on a horse and the noble Indian by his side" (Anne Roiphe).

political incorrectness n.
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Adj.1.politically incorrect - exhibiting political incorrectness
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