Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mockumentary

/ˌmɑkjuˈmɛn(t)əɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: mock-u-men-tary
IPA: /ˌmɑkjuˈmɛn(t)əɹi/

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A film or television programme presented as if it were a documentary but that is not factual and often a parody or satire.

Example Sentences

"“This Is Spinal Tap” is one of the most famous mockumentaries."
"Perlman devised a format inspired by the seminal mockumentary Spinal Tap, where the spot started with an ESPN announcer speaking to camera in a serious, straight voice, framing the story as “real” documentary."
"The resonances between This is Spinal Tap and other documentary and mockumentary texts is pervasive, […]"
"In the 2004 film A Day Without a Mexican, Sergio Arau imagines, in mockumentary style, what would happen to California if its entire Mexican-immigrant population vanished. With so many housekeepers and farmworkers, teachers and gardeners, line cooks and police gone, the state seizes up."

Etymology

Blend of mock + documentary.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌmɑkjuˈmɛn(t)əɹi/

Inflected Forms

mockumentaries (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

documentarylike

Synonyms

false documentary fictional documentary

Questions

How do you pronounce mockumentary?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɑkjuˈmɛn(t)əɹi/.
What does mockumentary mean?: A film or television programme presented as if it were a documentary but that is not factual and often a parody or satire.
Where does mockumentary come from?: Blend of mock + documentary.

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