shock jock
noun
a radio disc jockey or host who features offensive or controversial material.
shock jocks
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pluralof shock jock.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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If YouTube had been trying to create an accurate picture of its platform’s most visible faces, it would need to include bigots, reactionaries and juvenile shock jocks.
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2018
Rush Limbaugh, after getting his first radio show in 1984, rose to become the king of the right-wing shock jocks.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2017
He tends to model the vocal gymnastics of ‘90s shock jocks, stretching his vowels as if every word he says could be “KA-blam!”
From The Verge ● Jun. 7, 2017
It is crowded with relatives, shock jocks, generals and tycoons, none with experience of collaborative management.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 15, 2017
The shock jocks laughed all the way to the unemployment office.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2016
