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artsploitation

artsploitation noun: a genre of art that relies on self-reference;.

Noun

artsploitation (uncountable)

  1. (slang) A genre of art that relies on self-reference;
  2. A genre of art film with lots of gratuitous sex or violence

Origin of artsploitation

From art + -sploitation.

Questions about artsploitation

What does artsploitation mean?
Artsploitation means a genre of art that relies on self-reference;.
What part of speech is artsploitation?
Artsploitation is a noun.

Words near artsploitation in the dictionary

  1. artsmithite
  2. artsome
  3. artspace
  4. artspaces
  5. artspeak
  6. artsploitation
  7. artstyle
  8. artstyles
  9. artsy
  10. artsy-craftsy
  11. artsy-fartsy

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