Schlockumentary

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A documentary programme or film that is schlocky, typically due to its content being deemed sensationalistic, propagandistic, or factually inaccurate. derogatory

    "The narrator of this 53-minute schlockumentary insists that "the public's appetite for seeing their favorite stars caught off guard... is insatiable.""

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"The narrator of this 53-minute schlockumentary insists that "the public's appetite for seeing their favorite stars caught off guard... is insatiable.""

Etymology

Blend of schlock + documentary.

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