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		Definition of docusoap in English: docusoapnoun ˈdɒkjuːsəʊpˈdɑkjəˌsoʊp A documentary following people in a particular occupation or location over a period of time.  the docusoap Airport reminded many of us exactly why we stay put  Example sentencesExamples -  Alongside these were fly-on-the-wall docusoaps, ‘reality TV’ and ‘manufacture a pop-star’ programmes.
 -  Those docusoaps can be brilliant, although the level of acting in them is incredible now.
 -  As UK television churns out dismal sitcoms and docusoaps, the nation that invented trash TV is taking risks and winning.
 -  It was fascinating, like seeing someone obliviously making a fool of themselves on a docusoap, and this made up for any annoyance the lengthy and loud argument would otherwise have caused.
 -  It was a startlingly original format, combining the popular docusoap and game show genres with the voyeuristic qualities of the webcam and closed-circuit television.
 -  Understandably, the most talented want to follow Grierson's tradition of one-off, authored films, rather than the kind of docusoaps and reality TV currently in vogue.
 -  The latest in a recent spate of docusoaps, it is bound to make compulsive viewing.
 -  The rector has been inundated with letters, e-mails and telephone calls from people who have watched him in the docusoap.
 -  Why do people volunteer to be in Type Two docusoaps?
 -  The biggest threat to a grand comedy tradition has come from docusoaps and reality programmes.
 -  Truth is often stranger - or more horrific - than fiction, which is why, after years of docusoaps and other imitations of reality, documentaries are growing in popularity.
 -  Whatever reality TV means, it's obvious that it is taking over the schedules, ousting frail sitcoms, pricey dramas and once-fashionable docusoaps from their prime-time slots.
 -  The cheap, shouty, schedule-packers which include talk shows and docusoaps, quiz shows and lifestyle-makeover or cookery slots all rely heavily on real people.
 -  Of course, we don't really know them - like all docusoaps, this one was played carefully to camera.
 -  She was at home in Middleton today making plans to return to Greece next summer and hoping she might find more TV work from the holiday docusoap.
 -  In all his wisdom, he has arranged for a documentary crew to film a docusoap in our hotel!
 -  I certainly don't advocate these docusoaps, they drive me nuts.
 -  This is something that is so often the weakest part of docusoaps - a fact noted by many commentators.
 -  In the same way the docusoap was big five years ago, now you can't move for people buying one another's houses and doing them up.
 -  So are quiz shows of today another fad, a favourite of the nation, just like docusoaps were 2 or 3 years ago?
 
 
 Origin   1990s: from docu- + soap.    Definition of docusoap in US English: docusoapnounˈdäkyəˌsōpˈdɑkjəˌsoʊp A documentary following people in a particular occupation or location over a period of time.  the docusoap Airport reminded many of us exactly why we stay put  Example sentencesExamples -  It was fascinating, like seeing someone obliviously making a fool of themselves on a docusoap, and this made up for any annoyance the lengthy and loud argument would otherwise have caused.
 -  The biggest threat to a grand comedy tradition has come from docusoaps and reality programmes.
 -  Whatever reality TV means, it's obvious that it is taking over the schedules, ousting frail sitcoms, pricey dramas and once-fashionable docusoaps from their prime-time slots.
 -  Understandably, the most talented want to follow Grierson's tradition of one-off, authored films, rather than the kind of docusoaps and reality TV currently in vogue.
 -  As UK television churns out dismal sitcoms and docusoaps, the nation that invented trash TV is taking risks and winning.
 -  The cheap, shouty, schedule-packers which include talk shows and docusoaps, quiz shows and lifestyle-makeover or cookery slots all rely heavily on real people.
 -  Truth is often stranger - or more horrific - than fiction, which is why, after years of docusoaps and other imitations of reality, documentaries are growing in popularity.
 -  Alongside these were fly-on-the-wall docusoaps, ‘reality TV’ and ‘manufacture a pop-star’ programmes.
 -  I certainly don't advocate these docusoaps, they drive me nuts.
 -  She was at home in Middleton today making plans to return to Greece next summer and hoping she might find more TV work from the holiday docusoap.
 -  The latest in a recent spate of docusoaps, it is bound to make compulsive viewing.
 -  This is something that is so often the weakest part of docusoaps - a fact noted by many commentators.
 -  It was a startlingly original format, combining the popular docusoap and game show genres with the voyeuristic qualities of the webcam and closed-circuit television.
 -  So are quiz shows of today another fad, a favourite of the nation, just like docusoaps were 2 or 3 years ago?
 -  In all his wisdom, he has arranged for a documentary crew to film a docusoap in our hotel!
 -  Those docusoaps can be brilliant, although the level of acting in them is incredible now.
 -  Why do people volunteer to be in Type Two docusoaps?
 -  The rector has been inundated with letters, e-mails and telephone calls from people who have watched him in the docusoap.
 -  Of course, we don't really know them - like all docusoaps, this one was played carefully to camera.
 -  In the same way the docusoap was big five years ago, now you can't move for people buying one another's houses and doing them up.
 
 
 Origin   1990s: from docu- + soap.     |