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rockumentary en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of rock + documentary.

Meanings

1. A documentary about rock music or its musicians.
   • The first 30 minutes or so of "Metallica" have the flavor of a standard behind-the-scenes rockumentary. 2004 September 7, A. O. Scott, “FILM REVIEW; Heavy-Metal Headshrinking and Other Secrets of the Rock 'n' Roll Business”, in The New York Times:
   • It occasionally suffers from the pontification so deservedly satirized in rockumentaries like This Is Spinal Tap. 2007 December 17, Daniel M. Gold, “The Early Years of Rock, Later Than Previously Thought”, in The New York Times:

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