mockumentary

[ mok-yuh-men-tuh-ree, ‐tree ]
/ ˌmɒk yəˈmɛn tə ri, ‐tri /

noun Movies, Television.

a movie or television show depicting fictional events but presented as a documentary.

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Also called mock documentary.

Origin of mockumentary

mock + (doc)umentary

Words nearby mockumentary

mockers, mockery, mockingbird, mockney, mocktail, mockumentary, moctezuma, mod, mod cons, mod., mod. praesc.
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British Dictionary definitions for mockumentary

mockumentary
/ (ˌmɒkjʊˈmɛntərɪ, -trɪ) /

noun plural -ries

a satirical television or radio programme in the form of a parody of a documentary

Word Origin for mockumentary

C20: from mock + (doc) umentary
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