blax|ploi|ta|tion

blax|ploi|ta|tion
blax|ploi|ta|tion «BLAKS ploy TAY shuhn», noun.
U.S. the production of films and plays with black actors for black audiences: »

For every blaxploitation movie, 10 white-exploitation movies of cheap thrills of violence…are made and exhibited in, I venture, far more theaters and drive-ins than black films (Psychology Today).

[blend of black and exploitation, patterned on sexploitation]

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  • blax — blax·ploi·ta·tion; …   English syllables

  • ploi — al·lo·pol·y·ploi·dy; en·do·pol·y·ploi·di·za·tion; ex·ploi·ta·tion; ex·ploi·tee; hep·ta·ploi·dy; het·er·o·ploi·dy; ploi·ar·ia; ploi·a·ri·idae; ploi·dy; ploi·ma; ploi·ter; poly·ploi·dy; tet·ra·ploi·dy; blacks·ploi·ta·tion; blax·ploi·ta·tion;… …   English syllables

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • blaxploitation — blax·ploi·ta·tion …   English syllables

  • blaxploitation — blax•ploi•ta•tion [[t]ˌblæk splɔɪˈteɪ ʃən[/t]] n. cvb sbz the exploitation of blacks, esp. in movies featuring or intending to appeal to blacks • Etymology: 1970–75, amer.; blend of blax (resp. of blacks) +exploitation …   From formal English to slang

  • ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

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