sexploitation

[ sek-sploi-tey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the promotion of hypersexualized content in advertisements, magazines, films, etc., particularly the exploitation of women's bodies:

   Skimpy uniforms contribute to the sexploitation of female athletes.

adjective

1. relating to or noting a subgenre of exploitation films characterized by explicit and gratuitous sex, often featuring sadism or sexual violence: sexploitation producers and directors.

   sexploitation cinema;

   sexploitation producers and directors.

sexploitation

/ ˌsɛksplɔɪˈteɪʃən /

noun

1. the commercial exploitation of sex in films and other media

Word History and Origins

Origin of sexploitation¹

First recorded in 1940–45; blend of sex and exploitation

Word History and Origins

Origin of sexploitation¹

C20: blend of sex + exploitation

Example Sentences

The first offering was a French sexploitation flick, “Companions of the Night.”

From Seattle Times

This gets at the sensuality that grips the Israelites as they await Moses’ return, but stops short of a sexploitation aesthetic that might throw off the opera’s equilibrium.

From New York Times

But then Drew Barrymore and McG came along with a take that knowingly winked at its own history of sexploitation while playing into a very 1990s “you go girl” concept.

From Washington Times

As for Epstein’s multitude of very wealthy, very high-profile friends on whom he had the sexploitation goods, did they buy off half the federal and New York legal-penal system?

From Washington Times

Filmed in shimmering black and white, with dashes of surreal color, it’s as if Guy Maddin and Kenneth Anger adapted one of Joseph Conrad’s nightmares for a sexploitation producer.

From New York Times

Related Words

• erotica
• filth
• obscenity