"inappropo" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2013 May, Arnoldo Offermann, “An Ounce of Perception: Rather Than Just Lamenting Modern Music, Here Are Steps to Make It Work”, in Mobile Beat, number 149, →ISSN, page 51:",
          "text": "Just in case the song isn't edited to your tastes, hit some crazy effect to help cover up the inappropo stuff.",
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          "ref": "2019 October 15, Rebecca Alter, “Tell Us About It, Stud: HBO Max Orders Grease: Rydell High Musical Series”, in Vulture:",
          "text": "So it seems like this Ur-text of American horny teendom is in good hands. In fact, months away from its 2020 launch, HBO Max is already establishing itself as a go-to online home base for delightfully inapropro teen-series spinoffs.",
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        "Inappropriate."
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        "(informal) Inappropriate."
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          "text": "“But what has all this wordy, windy, inappropo introductory to do with the subject matter suggested by your heading?”",
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          "ref": "1956, Journal of the American Society of Naval Engineers, Inc., volume 68, page 613:",
          "text": "I am sorry that Mr. Clarke has relied on undated memos, unofficial letters and not more on official papers, or action, so his reference to my papers become somewhat inappropro.",
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        "Not apropos."
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        "(nonstandard) Not apropos."
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          "text": "Just in case the song isn't edited to your tastes, hit some crazy effect to help cover up the inappropo stuff.",
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          "ref": "2019 October 15, Rebecca Alter, “Tell Us About It, Stud: HBO Max Orders Grease: Rydell High Musical Series”, in Vulture:",
          "text": "So it seems like this Ur-text of American horny teendom is in good hands. In fact, months away from its 2020 launch, HBO Max is already establishing itself as a go-to online home base for delightfully inapropro teen-series spinoffs.",
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        "Inappropriate."
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        "(informal) Inappropriate."
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        },
        {
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        }
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        "Not apropos."
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        "(nonstandard) Not apropos."
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