Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

docusoap

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: do-cu-soap
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of reality television in the style of a documentary in which an apparent plot is constructed by intention or editing in order to make programmes in this genre resemble soap operas.

Example Sentences

"The latest of a venerable franchise of docu-soaps, it opens, like its predecessors, with a voiceover giving the audience the lay of the promised land."
"Nigel [Farrell] and Paul Sommers created the docusoap genre of programmes almost 20 years ago, applying the cliffhanger endings and multi-character storylines of soap operas to series such as The Village and Country House."

Etymology

Blend of documentary + soap (for soap opera); equivalent to docu + soap.

Inflected Forms

docusoaps (plural) docu-soap (alternative)

Questions

What does docusoap mean?: A form of reality television in the style of a documentary in which an apparent plot is constructed by intention or editing in order to make programmes in this genre resemble soap operas.
Where does docusoap come from?: Blend of documentary + soap (for soap opera); equivalent to docu + soap.

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