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My first web series, 'Dorm Diaries,' was a realistic mockumentary about what it was like to be black at Stanford University. I'm black and I went to Stanford. Boom. Easy.
Issa Rae

Meaning of "mockumentary" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MOCKUMENTARY

From mock + (doc)umentary.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MOCKUMENTARY

mockumentary  [ˌmɒkjʊˈmɛntərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOCKUMENTARY

noun
adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mockumentary is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MOCKUMENTARY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mockumentary

A mockumentary is a type of film or television show in which fictional events are presented in documentary style to create a parody. These productions are often used to analyze or comment on current events and issues by using a fictional setting, or to parody the documentary form itself. They may be either comedic or dramatic in form, although comedic mockumentaries are more common. A dramatic mockumentary should not be confused with docudrama, a fictional genre in which dramatic techniques are combined with documentary elements to depict real events. Mockumentaries are often presented as historical documentaries, with B roll and talking heads discussing past events, or as cinéma vérité pieces following people as they go through various events. Though the precise origins of the genre are not known, examples emerged during the 1950s, when archival film footage became relatively easy to locate. A very early example was a short piece on the "Swiss Spaghetti Harvest" that appeared as an April fools' joke on the British television program Panorama in 1957.

Definition of mockumentary in the English dictionary

The definition of mockumentary in the dictionary is a satirical television or radio programme in the form of a parody of a documentary.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOCKUMENTARY


alimentary
ˌælɪˈmɛntərɪ
complementary
ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛntərɪ
complimentary
ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛntərɪ
documentary
ˌdɒkjʊˈmɛntərɪ
elementary
ˌɛlɪˈmɛntərɪ
filamentary
ˌfɪləˈmɛntərɪ
impedimentary
ɪmˌpɛdɪˈmɛntərɪ
integumentary
ɪnˌtɛɡjʊˈmɛntərɪ
parliamentary
ˌpɑːləˈmɛntərɪ
rudimentary
ˌruːdɪˈmɛntərɪ
sacramentary
ˌsækrəˈmɛntərɪ
sedimentary
ˌsɛdɪˈmɛntərɪ
semidocumentary
ˌsɛmɪˌdɒkjʊˈmɛntərɪ
shockumentary
ˌʃɒkjuːˈmɛntərɪ
supplementary
ˌsʌplɪˈmɛntərɪ
tegumentary
ˌtɛɡjʊˈmɛntərɪ
tenementary
ˌtɛnəˈmɛntərɪ
testamentary
ˌtɛstəˈmɛntərɪ
uncomplimentary
ˌʌnkɒmplɪˈmɛntərɪ
unparliamentary
ˌʌnpɑːləˈmɛntərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOCKUMENTARY

mock whipbird
mock-heroic
mock-serious
mock-Tudor
mock-up
mockable
mockado
mocker
mockeries
mockernut
mockers
mockery
mocking
mockingbird
mockingly
mockney
mocks
mocktail
mockumentaries
mocock

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOCKUMENTARY

commentary
dentary
emolumentary
fly-on-the-wall documentary
fragmentary
involuntary
ligamentary
medicamentary
military
momentary
nonelementary
nonvoluntary
pigmentary
running commentary
sedentary
segmentary
semisedentary
unguentary
vestimentary
voluntary

Synonyms and antonyms of mockumentary in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mockumentary» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOCKUMENTARY

Find out the translation of mockumentary to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mockumentary from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mockumentary» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

伪纪录片
1,325 millions of speakers

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falso documental
570 millions of speakers

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mockumentary
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Translator English - Hindi

mockumentary
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

موكومنتري
280 millions of speakers

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псевдодокументальный
278 millions of speakers

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mockumentary
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mockumentary
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faux documentaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mockumentary
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mockumentary
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

モキュメンタリー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모큐멘터리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mockumentary
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mockumentary
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாதிரி ஆவணப்படம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उपहासात्मक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sahte-belgesel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mockumentary
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mockumentary
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

псевдодокументальний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mockumentary
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

mockumentary
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mockumentary
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mockumentary
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mockumentary
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mockumentary

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOCKUMENTARY»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOCKUMENTARY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mockumentary

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QUOTES WITH «MOCKUMENTARY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mockumentary.
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Issa Rae
My first web series, 'Dorm Diaries,' was a realistic mockumentary about what it was like to be black at Stanford University. I'm black and I went to Stanford. Boom. Easy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOCKUMENTARY»

Discover the use of mockumentary in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mockumentary and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Television Mockumentary: Reflexivity, Satire and a Call to Play
This is the first detailed study of the rich vein of mockumentary television programs, covering series such as The Larry Sanders Show, The Daily Show, and the British and American versions of The Office to discuss how producers have ...
Craig Hight, 2011
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Too Bold for the Box Office: The Mockumentary from Big ...
Individually, each of these essays looks at a given instance of mockumentary parody and subversion, examining the ways in which each calls into question our assumptions, pleasures, beliefs, and even our senses.
Cynthia J. Miller, 2012
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Reeling with Laughter: American Film Comedies: From Anarchy ...
In this volume, Tueth provides the background of each film’s production and discusses their audience reception, critical appraisal, and the qualities that have characterized these enduring works.
Michael V. Tueth, 2012
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F Is for Phony: Fake Documentary And Truth's Undoing
One further note: I tend to prefer the term mockumentary, even while availing myself of the many valences implied in Juhasz's panoply of "attitudes" of the fake documentary. I believe the term "mockumentary" more effectively works to signal a ...
Alexandra Juhasz, Jesse Lerner
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Writing the Short Film
The Mockumentary Ever since This Is Spinal Tap, student films about performance, filmmaking, writing, and music have relied on the hybrid form loosely called the mockumentary. This is a form that both evokes realism and pokes fun at it.
Patricia Cooper, Ken Dancyger, 2005
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Encyclopedia of Humor Studies
A mockumentary (or mocumentary or mock-docu- mentary) is popularly understood to be a fictional audiovisual text, such as a feature film or television program, that looks and sounds like a documentary. These texts feature fictional characters ...
Salvatore Attardo, 2014
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Teaching the Video Production Class: Beyond the Morning Newscast
Student. Video. Project. Found. Footage. Mockumentary. Objective: To produce a realistic found footage mockumentary based on an urban legend or myth. This folder is expected to be fully completed and will become party of your overall ...
David Howard, Amy M. Hunter, 2013
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Articles on Mockumentary Television Series, Including: ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
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Multi-ethnic Britain 2000+: New Perspectives in Literature, ...
Sissy Helff Scapes of Refuge in Multicultural Britain: Representing Refugees in Digital Docudrama and Mockumentary Within the context of the multicultural topography of present-day British culture, this article sets out to apply a transgeneric ...
Lars Eckstein, 2008
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Mockumentary: Genre, Documentary Film, B-roll, Cinéma ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOCKUMENTARY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mockumentary is used in the context of the following news items.
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Muppets fans: You'll be thrilled (and relieved) by the mini-pilot for …
That's evident here, as well: The mockumentary style so popular in TV comedy thanks to shows such as The Office and Modern Family has ... «Vox, Jul 15»
2
Marathon Men: Endless five-setters rightly mocked by '7 Days in Hell'
“7 Days in Hell,” HBO's newest original special, is a tennis mockumentary that has everything: umpires dropping dead, on-court sex scenes and ... «Tennis Magazine, Jul 15»
3
Five signs you might be watching a Guy Maddin film
My Winnipeg, from 2008, is a surreal mockumentary — a blend of half-remembered history and half-remembered personal memories — where the city is the ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
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Party Down: a US sitcom that richly deserves your time
Thus arrived Modern Family and Parks And Recreation, two shows filmed in the mockumentary style for no discernible reason besides a love of ... «Den Of Geek, Jul 15»
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This Week on Blu-ray and DVD: July 21, 2015
It's a quieter release for newer films with the vampire mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows leading the pack. To learn more about the ... «ComingSoon.net, Jul 15»
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6 TV Shows Whose First Seasons Sucked
The first season felt like a lackluster clone of the office-mockumentary format, but the show found its unique voice starting with the very first ... «Wetpaint, Jul 15»
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Shark Week gives sharks a bad reputation
Two years ago they even made a mockumentary about an extinct shark called Megalodon. The show suggested stories about sightings and ... «FIUSM, Jul 15»
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'Lookalikes' Brings Reality TV Mockumentary To A Celebrity …
This mockumentary has none of the satire of 'The Office', but 'David Brent' does make an appearance, fed up with his day job but good with the ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
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Should you watch HBO's tennis mockumentary '7 Days In Hell?'
HBO's newest original program, 7 Days in Hell, is a juvenile SNL sketch gone long, featuring ridiculous plot lines, unimaginable behaviors, ... «For The Win, Jul 15»
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Comic-Con went apeshit for The Muppets' new mockumentary style
This past weekend once again confirmed that, if forced to make a Sophie's Choice-type decision between having the Muppets in their lives or ... «A.V. Club, Jul 15»

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