shock jock

noun

1. a radio disc jockey or host who features offensive or controversial material.

shock jock

noun

1. informal,  a radio disc jockey who is deliberately controversial or provocative

Word History and Origins

Origin of shock jock¹

1985–90,

Example Sentences

On the James Whale Radio Show, the presenter was a cross between a shock jock, talk show host, gonzo roving reporter and working men's club MC.

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Nearly every line in the film’s ferociously hilarious first hour is like Jane Austen reborn as a shock jock, until Song runs out of material and starts repeating herself.

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In the past, the former radio shock jock was open with the public about her physical health.

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The battle between these two Homans—the top cop and the shock jock—will determine what kind of immigration policy we get from the Trump administration.

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Some are ideological die-hards yearning for Christian nationalism, but others just wanted the thrill of identifying with a shock jock, sowing mayhem, and putting a Black woman in power back in her place.

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