Blaxploitation
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A genre of exploitation films of the 1970s that starred black actors. uncountable
- 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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