docusoap
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of docusoap
First recorded in 1990–95; docu(mentary) + soap (opera)
Example Sentences
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Their surprise split made headlines just as Stause and the rest of the Oppenheim Group agents were filming Netflix’s first English-language docusoap.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2023
HBO Max joins the trend with "House of Ho," an eight-episode "docusoap" following the intergenerational culture clashes of the Houston-based Vietnamese multibillionaire Ho family.
From Salon ● Dec. 12, 2020
This year, in addition to “Temptation Island,” MTV’s popular young adult docusoap, “The Hills,” is making a much talked-about return.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2019
In 1998, the shopping centre took centre stage on the nation's TV screens when the BBC made a docusoap entitled "Lakesiders".
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2015
Those who enjoyed 90s docusoap Driving School should tune into its cringe-inducing BBC3 heir.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 6, 2013
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