- mockumentary
- noun (plural -ries) Etymology: blend of mock and documentary Date: 1984 a facetious or satirical work (as a film) presented in the style of a documentary
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mockumentary — /mok ū menˈt(ə )ri/ (informal) noun A humorous film, TV programme, etc that parodies the form and style of a serious documentary ORIGIN: From mock documentary … Useful english dictionary
Mockumentary — A mockumentary (a portmanteau of the words mock and documentary), is a type of film or television show in which fictitious events are presented in documentary format. These productions are often used to analyze or comment on current events and… … Wikipedia
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mockumentary — UK [ˌmɒkjʊˈment(ə)rɪ] / US [ˌmɑkjəˈment(ə)rɪ] noun [countable] Word forms mockumentary : singular mockumentary plural mockumentaries a film or television programme that has the form of a serious documentary about a subject but is intended to make … English dictionary
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mockumentary — noun A television programme/program or movie presented as if it were a documentary but that is not factual and often a parody or satire. Syn: false documentary, fictional documentary … Wiktionary
mockumentary — noun a television programme or film which takes the form of a serious documentary in order to satirize its subject … English new terms dictionary
mockumentary — /mɒkjuˈmɛntri/ (say mokyooh mentree) noun a parody of the documentary genre, which chooses a fictitious subject and treats it with all the mannerisms of the documentary …
mockumentary — a fictional, farcical film that has the style, look and feel of a documentary, with irreverent humor, parody, or slapstick, that is deliberately designed to mock the documentary or subject that it features; related to docudrama (a film that… … Glossary of cinematic terms
