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shockumentary
/ -trɪ; ˌʃɒkjuːˈmɛntərɪ /
noun
- a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
Word History and Origins
Origin of shockumentary1
Example Sentences
Jackson deserved better than to be canceled by the media because of the shockumentary “Leaving Neverland.”
As young men, the group’s four original members encountered homeless people in Southern California and Las Vegas, and “we created this shockumentary,” Indecline’s spokesman said.
This expanded reissue includes a bonus disc of outtakes and, most importantly, a DVD of the 1997 documentary “Shockumentary,” with oodles of excellent footage of the early-days Juggalo faithful.
Just to drive the message home, the day before the convention started, Cleveland hosted a sneak peek of Dinesh D'Souza's new shockumentary, "Hillary's America."
In its alternation of talking-head interviews and archival video clips, “Into the Abyss” superficially resembles the kind of titillating, moralizing true-crime shockumentary that is a staple of off-hours cable television.
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