"hixploitation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: hick + -sploitation Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hick|sploitation}} hick + -sploitation Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hixploitation (uncountable)
  1. (film) A genre of exploitation film that relies on the stereotypical (and often negative) depiction of rural whites of the American South and Appalachia. Wikipedia link: Farmer's Daughters Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Film Synonyms: hicksploitation Hypernyms: whitesploitation
    Sense id: en-hixploitation-en-noun-5-KhMsKT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -sploitation Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

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