Meanings
nounartsploitation (uncountable)
- slanguncountableartA genre of art that relies on self-reference;
- uncountableA genre of art film with lots of gratuitous sex or violence
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂értis
- Proto-Italic*artis
- Latinars
- Latinartem
- Old Frenchart
- Middle Englishart
- Englishart
- Englishartsploitation
From art + -sploitation.
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artsploitation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artsploitation
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“artsploitation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artsploitation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “artsploitation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artsploitation.
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