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shockumentary

/ -trɪ; ˌʃɒkjuËˈmÉ›ntÉ™rɪ /

noun

  1. a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of shockumentary1

C20: a blend of shock + documentary
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Jackson deserved better than to be canceled by the media because of the shockumentary “Leaving Neverland.â€

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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.

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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.

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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."

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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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