docusoap
[ dok-yuh-sohp ]
noun
a television series that chronicles the purportedly real lives of an interconnected group of people, often in a melodramatic way.
Origin of docusoap
1First recorded in 1990–95; docu(mentary) + soap (opera)
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British Dictionary definitions for docu-soap
docu-soap
/ (ˈdɒkjʊˌsəʊp) /
noun
a television documentary series in which the lives of the people filmed are presented as entertainment or drama
Origin of docu-soap
1C20: from docu (mentary) + soap (opera)
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