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Synonyms

shock jock

American  

noun

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

shock jock British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of shock jock

1985–90,

Example Sentences

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His TV persona, he has said, is part shock jock; he doesn’t really care if you love him or hate him as long as you don’t change the channel.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2024

The second, “The Chris Chatman Do-Over,” which stars the comedian Ike Barinholtz as a hot-take-spouting Joe Rogan-esque shock jock, wrapped up last month.

From New York Times • May 8, 2024

The talk show host, who turns 60 in July, began her career in radio as a DJ and shock jock in New York.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2024

Most in the mainstream press know Crowder as a "shock jock," leading them to miss how he has also always explicitly been a Christian conservative broadcaster, as well.

From Salon • May 15, 2023

She was a frequent guest on late-night talk shows and game shows and with radio shock jock Howard Stern.

From Washington Times • Oct. 6, 2022

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