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Canuxploitation

Canuxploitation noun: a genre of low-budget films produced in Canada, chiefly during the 1970s and 1980s.

Noun

Canuxploitation (uncountable)

  1. A genre of low-budget films produced in Canada, chiefly during the 1970s and 1980s.
    • Canuxploitation films form a constant undercurrent in both English Canada and Quebec, swelling at certain points to near-tidal proportions.2002, “Introduction: What Is Canadian Cinema?”, in Eugene P. Walz, editor, Canada's Best Features: Critical Essays on 15 Canadian Films, Rodopi, →ISBN, page xvii
    • As a classic example of 1970s B-grade “Canuxploitation,” Death Weekend has retrospectively developed a cult audience beyond the lackluster response it garnered upon its initial release.2011, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Rape-Revenge Films: A Critical Study, McFarland & Company (201), page 113

Origin of Canuxploitation

From Canuck + -sploitation.

Questions about Canuxploitation

What does Canuxploitation mean?
Canuxploitation means a genre of low-budget films produced in Canada, chiefly during the 1970s and 1980s.
What part of speech is Canuxploitation?
Canuxploitation is a noun.

Words near Canuxploitation in the dictionary

  1. Canutian
  2. Canutish
  3. Canutism
  4. Canuto
  5. Canutos
  6. Canuxploitation
  7. canvas
  8. canvasback
  9. canvasbacks
  10. canvasboard
  11. canvasboards

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