blaxploitation

noun

blax·​ploi·​ta·​tion ˌblak-(ˌ)splȯi-ˈtā-shən 

: the exploitation of Black people by producers of Black-oriented films

—often used before another noun

blaxploitation movies

Examples of blaxploitation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His trilogy is, likewise, a straphangers’ gallery of metropolitan oddballs, from Zippo, a pyromaniac turned blaxploitation filmmaker, to Uncle Rich, a master criminal who stages a daring raid on the Waldorf-Astoria from a disused train tunnel with the help of a homeless army. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

Ru’s previous movies, like her blaxploitation parody series Starrbooty, are entertainingly low-budget ridiculousness but not worth paying to see on the big screen. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 June 2026

The elegantly sly Pam Grier, a long-time blaxploitation heroine, is reinvented in this lively caper as a con artist on a relatable mission: to retire. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026

Her résumé also included turns in the movies The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), Cool Breeze (1972) — a blaxploitation remake of The Asphalt Jungle — and Up in the Cellar (1970) and on I Dream of Jeannie, Mod Squad, Shaft, Medical Center, Kung Fu, Sanford and Son, Good Times and The New Odd Couple. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

blend of blax- (alteration of blacks) and exploitation

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for blaxploitation

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation