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The gratuitous use of scantily clad women to appeal to television audiencesThe gratuitous use of scantily clad women to appeal to television audiences.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The gratuitous use of scantily clad women to appeal to television audiences.
Origin
Coined by Paul Klein in the 1970s to criticize the strategy of the ABC television networkCoined by Paul Klein in the 1970s to criticize the strategy of the ABC television network under Fred Silverman; three successful series on ABC at the time - Charlie's Angels, Wonder Woman, and Three's Company - were described as having spearheaded this term.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedsexploitation
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable