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B-movie
[ bee-moo-vee ]
noun
- a low-budget movie made especially to accompany a major feature film on a double bill.
B-movie
noun
- a film originally made (esp in Hollywood in the 1940s and 50s) as a supporting film, now often considered as a genre in its own right
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Word History and Origins
Origin of B-movie1
First recorded in 1945–50
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Example Sentences
A lot of big-time directors have been influenced by B-movie guys like Kaufman and Roger Corman, in particular.
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No wonder the summit was eclipsed by the B-movie imbroglio over Secret Service agents moonlighting as sex tourists.
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His skin tone and sunken cheeks have inspired unfavorable comparisons to Skeletor and a diabolical B-movie villain.
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Meanwhile—and this is like a scene from some B-movie about Washington—some GOP lawmakers were chanting “fire him, fire him!”
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A B-movie student appreciates nothing more than when the headlines advertise the film.
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