schlockumentary en · NOUN
Etymology
Blend of schlock + documentary.
Meanings
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(derogatory) A documentary programme or film that is schlocky, typically due to its content being deemed sensationalistic, propagandistic, or factually inaccurate.
The narrator of this 53-minute schlockumentary insists that "the public's appetite for seeing their favorite stars caught off guard... is insatiable."
1999 March 5, Troy Patterson, “Celebrities: Caught on Camera”, in Entertainment Weekly:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shlockumentary | alternative | lexicographic | |
| schlockumentaries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |