English
hagsploitation
From hag + -sploitation.
Formed from hag + -sploitation
Proto-West Germanic *hagatussjā ‘witch’
Old English hægtesse ‘harpy, witch’
Middle English hagge ‘demon, old woman’
English hag
Today it means
noun A subgenre of horror/thriller that features a formerly-glamorous older actress who plays an insane woman who terrorizes those around her.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hagsploitation