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shockumentary

Definition of shockumentary

noun (plural shockumentaries)

  • 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

Origin:

1970s: blend of shock1 and documentary

shockumentary in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of shockumentary in the US English dictionary