"grindhouse" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From grind + house.\n* Perhaps from the grinding or cranking motion employed by early projectionists.\n* Perhaps from bump and grind (dubious). The term may originally have been used for burlesque houses in the 1940s.",
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        "(US film) A low-budget film theater that shows primarily exploitation films"
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          "word": "grind house"
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      "topics": [
        "broadcasting",
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        "media",
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