be offensive

And of course you can swear in any language, and it would still be offensive to some.

If a doctor uses “you” incorrectly with a patient, it could be offensive, Wong said.

DMV records disclosed in the lawsuit illustrate the arbitrary approach officials have taken in denying vanity plates, using terms such as “negative,” “questionable,” “mean,” “evil,” “inappropriate,” “disgusting” and “could be offensive.”

Noting that she “didn’t want to be offensive,” she explained that she said “Asian designer” because “I knew the designer was Asian, but I wasn’t sure what nationality the designer was.”

The line, always, between something that you think is stupid or unfunny or something that might even be offensive, versus something that is edgy and original is so thin that if you trust the people you’re around, you go there.