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shockumentary, n. and a.
Brit. |ˌʃɒkjʊˈmɛnt(ə)ri|, U.S. |ˌʃɑkjəˈmɛnt(ə)ri|, |ˌʃɑkjəˈmɛn(t)əri|
[Blend of shock n.3 and documentary adj. 4. Compare rockumentary n.]
A. n. A documentary film with shocking, tasteless, or voyeuristic subject matter.
1970Film in Rev. Nov. 579/1, K narrated the English version of this so-called ‘shockumentary’. 1988Washington Post (Nexis) 3 June n38 Hoping to emulate ‘Mondo Cane’..‘Mondo New York’ purports to be a shockumentary, a travelogue of the ‘underground’ East Village. 1999M. Dery Pyrotechnic Insanitarium Introd. 39 The real-life grand guignol of local news and Fox television shockumentaries like When Animals Attack has its inauspicious precedent in the much-publicized electrocution of an aging elephant..by Thomas Edison. 2004Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 6 Jan. 9 The men behind this ‘shockumentary’ are now millionaires. Warms your heart, doesn't it?
B. adj. Of, designating, relating to, or characteristic of a shockumentary.
1988Business Wire (Nexis) 18 May ‘Mondo New York’—The shockumentary tour of New York's netherworld. It's grabbing, outrageous stuff. 1995Toronto Star 14 July b11/1 With that war cry, iconoclastic filmmaker and TV shockumentary wizard Michael Moore..warned industry movers and shakers that he's not about to quit. 2000Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 27 Feb. (Seven Days section) 3/6 Steering his company away from the shockumentary specials which he says have taken their toll on the network's reputation. 2005Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 14 Apr. i.7 His shaky, ‘shockumentary’ reportage of the facts—where major viewer impact reigns supreme over the minor details—often evades detection entirely. |