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blaxploitation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
blax-ploita-tion
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A genre of exploitation films of the 1970s that starred black actors.

Uncountable

Etymology

Blend of black + exploitation (from exploitation film) or blend of blax + exploitation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

blacksploitation (alternative)

Derived Forms

blaxploitationer blaxploitative

Questions

What does blaxploitation mean?
A genre of exploitation films of the 1970s that starred black actors.
Where does blaxploitation come from?
Blend of black + exploitation (from exploitation film) or blend of blax + exploitation.

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