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单词 shockumentary
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Definition of shockumentary in English:

shockumentary

nounPlural shockumentaries ˌʃɒkjʊˈmɛnt(ə)riˌSHäkyəˈmen(t)ərē
  • A documentary film or programme that deals with subjects such as death or violence in a graphic and often sensationalized way.

    for those who relish every bloody detail, we now have shockumentaries
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But there is a humanity here, and a sense of humor, both of which are lacking from 99% of the later shockumentaries.
    • Other directors continued to mine the third world for shockumentary material, however.
    • The life and death of a 70s pop star is told as a bizarre shockumentary - with Barbie dolls standing in for actors.
    • After the latest farce, there has been a national debate Stateside over the morality of reality-based so-called ‘shockumentaries’.
    • Is there a real shift here in political documentaries that are starting to become more like mockumentaries or shockumentaries.

Origin

1970s: blend of shock1 and documentary.

 
 

Definition of shockumentary in US English:

shockumentary

nounˌSHäkyəˈmen(t)ərē
  • A documentary film or program that deals with subjects such as death or violence in a graphic and often sensationalized way.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But there is a humanity here, and a sense of humor, both of which are lacking from 99% of the later shockumentaries.
    • Is there a real shift here in political documentaries that are starting to become more like mockumentaries or shockumentaries.
    • After the latest farce, there has been a national debate Stateside over the morality of reality-based so-called ‘shockumentaries’.
    • The life and death of a 70s pop star is told as a bizarre shockumentary - with Barbie dolls standing in for actors.
    • Other directors continued to mine the third world for shockumentary material, however.

Origin

1970s: blend of shock and documentary.

 
 
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