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.

Nearby words

mockery, mocking, mockingbird, mockney, mocktail, mockumentary, mockup, moctezuma, mod, mod cons, mod.

Origin of mockumentary

mock + (doc)umentary

Also called mock documentary.

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Examples from the Web for mockumentary

I did a bottle episode and then I was writing a mockumentary the next time.
‘Community’: Alison Brie, Yvette Nicole Brown, Gillian Jacobs & Megan Ganz Roundtable|Jace Lacob|February 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And a few years ago, there was a Staar mockumentary featuring interviews with Carrie Fisher and Jeffrey Tambor.
A Hollywood Wife's Sexy Alter-Ego|Nicole LaPorte|April 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST

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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