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Mexploitation

Mexploitation noun: a genre of exploitation films produced in and/or set in Mexico, and often featuring plots dealing with crime, drugs, and sex.

Noun

Mexploitation (uncountable)

  1. A genre of exploitation films produced in and/or set in Mexico, and often featuring plots dealing with crime, drugs, and sex.
    • Remember that crazy-funny fake trailer for the nonexistent ’70s Mexploitation flick Machete that preceded the “Planet Terror” segment of Grindhouse a few years back?2010 September 2, MaryAnn Johanson, “Class Warrior: Machete provides a slice of surprisingly effective entertainment – and political commentary”, in Monterey County Now
    • The Mexploitation fall-out runs to explosives, rape, death by flame-thrower and a cavalcade of unconvincing plot turns.2012 September 21, Tara Brady, “Savages”, in The Irish Times

Origin of Mexploitation

From Mexico + -sploitation.

Questions about Mexploitation

What does Mexploitation mean?
Mexploitation means a genre of exploitation films produced in and/or set in Mexico, and often featuring plots dealing with crime, drugs, and sex.
What part of speech is Mexploitation?
Mexploitation is a noun.

Words near Mexploitation in the dictionary

  1. Mexmut
  2. mexolide
  3. mexoticin
  4. Mexpat
  5. Mexpats
  6. Mexploitation
  7. MEXT
  8. mexxy
  9. Meycauayan
  10. Meyer
  11. Meyer lemon

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