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B-movie

American  
[bee-moo-vee] / ˈbiˌmu vi /

noun

  1. a low-budget movie made especially to accompany a major feature film on a double bill.

B-movie British  

noun

  1. a film originally made (esp in Hollywood in the 1940s and 50s) as a supporting film, now often considered as a genre in its own right

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Etymology

Origin of B-movie

First recorded in 1945–50

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