noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Sexual exploitation in the media (especially film). countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the commercial exploitation of sex or sexuality or explicit sexual material wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bawdinessbawdryblue moviedirtdirtinessdirty movie

Etymology

Blend of sex + exploitation (c. 1942)

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