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croxploitation

croxploitation
 n.— «According to People Magazine, Bindi, along with her mother Terri and her Crocmen backup dancers, will also join children’s group The Wiggles for concerts in Los Angeles and New York. The media blitz has even prompted the coining of a new word by concerned bloggers, who are worried about that Bindi is a victim of “croxploitation.”» —“Daughter Of Late Croc Hunter Launches Career” Playfuls.com Jan. 8, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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