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sexploitation
sex·ploi·ta·tion
/
ˌsɛk
splɔɪˈteɪ
ʃən
/
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sek-sploi-
tey
-sh
uh
n
]
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noun
Informal.
the exploitation of sex in films, magazines, etc.
Origin:
1940–45;
blend of
sex
and
exploitation
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sexploitation
(ˌsɛksplɔɪˈteɪʃən)
—
n
the commercial exploitation of sex in films and other media
[C20: blend of
sex
+
exploitation
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
sexploitation
1942, from
sex
+
exploitation
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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