Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schlockumentary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: schlock-u-men-tary
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A documentary programme or film that is schlocky, typically due to its content being deemed sensationalistic, propagandistic, or factually inaccurate.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"The narrator of this 53-minute schlockumentary insists that "the public's appetite for seeing their favorite stars caught off guard... is insatiable.""

Etymology

Blend of schlock + documentary.

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

schlockumentaries (plural) shlockumentary (alternative)

Questions

What does schlockumentary mean?: A documentary programme or film that is schlocky, typically due to its content being deemed sensationalistic, propagandistic, or factually inaccurate.
Where does schlockumentary come from?: Blend of schlock + documentary.

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