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Definition of blaxploitation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

blaxploitation

noun
 
/ˌblæksplɔɪˈteɪʃn/
 
/ˌblæksplɔɪˈteɪʃn/
[uncountable]
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  1. 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 criminals
    Word Origin1970s: blend of black and exploitation.
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