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.
See also:
... marine biologist and explorer Alexandra David-Néel, (1868-1969), French explorer, visited Lhasa, Tibet in 1924 Cavalier de la Salle[?], explorer Hernando de Soto, (died ...