The term is now commonly used to describe things that are, from the viewpoint of the person using the word, in bad taste[?], indecent[?], or profane.
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... to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.4 km² (1.7 mi²). 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²) of it is land and 1.1 km² ...