Where does “teensploitation” come from?

teensploitation (English) comes from English teen, from Middle English tenen, from Old English tȳnan, from Proto-West Germanic *tūnijan — to enclose, put a fence around.

teensploitation (English): A genre of exploitation films, starring teenage...

Definitions

  1. A genre of exploitation films, starring teenage...

Ancestry of “teensploitation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishteenA teenager; Of or having to do with teenagers;...
2Middle Englishtenen—
3Old Englishtȳnanto slander, vex
4Proto-West Germanic*tūnijanto enclose, put a fence around
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tūnijan →Every word from Old English tȳnan →Every word from Middle English tenen →