Blaxploitation

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A genre of exploitation films of the 1970s that starred black actors. uncountable
  2. 2
    the exploitation of black people (especially with regard to stereotyped roles in movies) wordnet

Etymology

Blend of black + exploitation (from exploitation film) or blend of blax + exploitation.

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