blaxploitation
noun/ˌblæksplɔɪˈteɪʃn/
/ˌblæksplɔɪˈteɪʃn/
[uncountable]- a genre of film popular in the 1970s that was originally aimed at African American audiences and starred black actors, often in stereotypical roles (= ones based on fixed but not accurate ideas about a group of people) such as private detectives and criminalsWord Origin1970s: blend of black and exploitation.
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