docutainment

[ dok-yuh-teyn-muhnt ]

noun

1. infotainment ( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of docutainment¹

1975–80; blend of docu(mentary) ( def ) + (enter)tainment ( def )

Example Sentences

The hybrid series, a docutainment that crossbreeds the formal respectability of a long-gestating documentary with the high-octane shenanigans of the wildest reality show, catalogs the major players in America’s big cat scene, the egomaniacs and weirdos who keep, breed, and traffic wildcats in captivity.

From Slate

HBO once tried to hide its offerings as “docutainment.”

From Washington Times

Mr. Davis, 49, is a documentary filmmaker who founded Docutainment Films in Wellington.

From New York Times

Related Words

• documentary