Mockbust

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To create a mockbuster. transitive

    "It boggles my mind that no one has made a movie called Amityville Terror by now. It just seems like the perfect way to mockbust The Amityville Horror. In any event, one is on its way courtesy of Uncork’d Entertainment, and we have your first look!"

Example

More examples

"It boggles my mind that no one has made a movie called Amityville Terror by now. It just seems like the perfect way to mockbust The Amityville Horror. In any event, one is on its way courtesy of Uncork’d Entertainment, and we have your first look!"

Etymology

A back-formation from mockbuster.

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