sexploitation

[ sek-sploi-tey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the promotion of hypersexualized content in advertisements, magazines, films, etc., particularly the exploitation of women's bodies: Skimpy uniforms contribute to the sexploitation of female athletes.

adjective
  1. relating to or noting a subgenre of exploitation films characterized by explicit and gratuitous sex, often featuring sadism or sexual violence: sexploitation cinema;sexploitation producers and directors.

Origin of sexploitation

1
First recorded in 1940–45; blend of sex and exploitation

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British Dictionary definitions for sexploitation

sexploitation

/ (ˌsɛksplɔɪˈteɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the commercial exploitation of sex in films and other media

Origin of sexploitation

1
C20: blend of sex + exploitation

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