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dwarfsploitation

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The exploitation of little people in the media (especially film and television).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • 2000, Marc Spitz, "All The Small Things: Deconstructing Dwarfsploitation in Music Videos", Spin, September 2000, page 70 (used in title only)

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History

Etymology

From dwarf + -sploitation.