"blaxploitation" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Blend of black + exploitation (from exploitation film). Etymology templates: {{blend|en|black|exploitation}} Blend of black + exploitation Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} blaxploitation (uncountable)
  1. (film) A genre of exploitation films of the 1970s that starred black actors. Wikipedia link: Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Film genres Synonyms: blacksploitation Translations (genre of exploitation films of the 1970s that starred black actors.): blaxploitation [feminine] (French), blacksploitation [feminine] (French), Blaxploitation [feminine] (German), ब्लॅक्सप्लॉइटेशन (blĕksplŏiṭeśan) (Marathi)

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