"culture-jack" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: culture-jacks [present, singular, third-person], culture-jacking [participle, present], culture-jacked [participle, past], culture-jacked [past]
Etymology: Blend of culture + hijack Etymology templates: {{blend|en|culture|hijack}} Blend of culture + hijack Head templates: {{en-verb}} culture-jack (third-person singular simple present culture-jacks, present participle culture-jacking, simple past and past participle culture-jacked)
  1. To appropriate aspects of popular culture for commercial purposes. Synonyms: culturejack
    Sense id: en-culture-jack-en-verb-jpn7iUXs Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

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