Where does “teensploitation” come from?
teensploitation (English) comes from English teen, from Middle English tenen, from Old English tȳnan, from Proto-West Germanic *tūnijan.
teensploitation (English): A genre of exploitation films, starring teenage...
Definitions
- A genre of exploitation films, starring teenage...
Ancestry of “teensploitation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | teen | A teenager; Of or having to do with teenagers;... |
| 2 | Middle English | tenen | — |
| 3 | Old English | tȳnan | to slander, vex |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *tūnijan | — |