grindhouse

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A low-budget film theater that shows primarily exploitation films US
    — For Mr. Bava[…], the road from the grindhouse to the art house — or at least, the virtual art house of the DVD player — has turned out to be surprisingly, encouragingly short.

词形变化

grindhouses plural grind house alternative grind-house alternative

词源

From grind + house.
* Perhaps from the grinding or cranking motion employed by early projectionists.
* Perhaps from bump and grind (dubious). The term may originally have been used for burlesque houses in the 1940s.
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