A sardonic term for clinical psychologists who have, somewhere along the line, been made the arbiters of whether or not an expression of emotion is appropriate in any given situation.
I have a brilliant idea, let’s make some doctoral degreed wacka-wackas into the world’s foremost Inappropriate Affect Police!
Person prone to making vulgar, sexual comments or gestures lowering the tone of normal social situations.
During a civilized dinner:
Person 1: "Would you rather suck off that guy over there or a horse?"
Person 2: "That's disgusting, you're such an inappropriate tom"
The hotel call bell employed by Anthony of the Opie and Anthony show on XM Satellite Radio channel 202. When an overly racist or lewd comment is uttered, one of Anthony's many jobs is to ring the bell, thereby signifying that at least in one of the host's minds, a line has been crossed.
Opie: "Freaknik is like spring break for black people."
Jimmy: "Except they don't have to worry about going back to that pesky college."
Anthony: *ding* *ding* *ding* (ringing of inappropriate bell, laughter ensues)
Not to be confused with inappropriately. A word of its own with similar meaning to those listed above. Not proper or suitable in the given circumstances - example: not appropriate. Synonym - inappropriate.