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I wanted to be a blues guitar player. And a singer. And a songwriter. Not a shock jock.
John Mayer

Meaning of "shock jock" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHOCK JOCK

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHOCK JOCK

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Shock jock 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 SHOCK JOCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Shock jock

A shock jock is a type of radio broadcaster or disc jockey who entertains listeners or attracts attention using humor and/or melodramatic exaggeration that a notable portion of the listening audience may find offensive. The term is usually used pejoratively to describe provocative or irreverent broadcasters whose mannerisms, statements and actions are typically offensive to many members of the community. It is a popular term, generally not used within the radio industry. A shock jock is considered to be the radio equivalent of the tabloid newspaper, for which entertaining readers is as important as, or more important than, providing factual information. Within the radio industry, a radio station that relies primarily on shock jocks for its programming is said to have a hot talk format. Confusingly, the term has been used in two broad contexts: ▪ The radio announcer who deliberately does something outrageous and shocking. ▪ The political radio announcer who has an emotional outburst in response to a controversial government policy decision.

Definition of shock jock in the English dictionary

The definition of shock jock in the dictionary is a radio disc jockey who is deliberately controversial or provocative.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHOCK JOCK

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shockingly
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WORDS THAT END LIKE SHOCK JOCK

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out of stock
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Synonyms and antonyms of shock jock in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «shock jock» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHOCK JOCK

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

Translator English - Chinese

名嘴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

shock jock
570 millions of speakers

English

shock jock
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सदमे जॉक
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

صدمة جوك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шок Джок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

choque atleta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শক জক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

choc jock
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kejutan jock
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Shock Jock
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ショックジョック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

충격 운동 선수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kejutan jock
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

sốc jock
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அதிர்ச்சி ஜாக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शॉक जॉक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Şok jok
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scossa jock
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szok Jock
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шок Джок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Jock șoc
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

jock σοκ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skok Jock
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

chock jock
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sjokk jock
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shock jock

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOCK JOCK»

The term «shock jock» is regularly used and occupies the 91.693 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOCK JOCK» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «SHOCK JOCK»

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John Mayer
I wanted to be a blues guitar player. And a singer. And a songwriter. Not a shock jock.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHOCK JOCK»

Discover the use of shock jock in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shock jock and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Shock Jock
Investigating the murder of a controversial radio personality, Frank and Joe come face-to-face with a gang of skinhead thugs known as the Bootstompers and are forced into multiple ugly confrontations. Original.
Franklin W. Dixon, 1995
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Undaunted: The True Story Behind the Popular Shock-Jock
Undaunted, Jon Gaunt has always fought back. Behind the outspoken media personality, this is the very human story of self-preservation, personal growth and forgiveness, told in Jon's inimitable forthright style.
Jon Gaunt, 2011
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Shock Jock
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Shock Jock was an Australian television comedy series, broadcast on TV1.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Fifty Years Among the New Words: A Dictionary of Neologisms ...
shock jock 1987 Jun 9 Houston Chroniclfxc 4. 6/1 Recently, the FCC has been even stricter on what radio stations can broadcast, which is most evident in its reprimand of New York "shock jock" Howard Stem. 1989Jan 5 "USAToday" NBC  ...
John Algeo, 1993
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Radio Personalities: Peter Pek, Shock Jock, List of Old-Time ...
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LLC Books, 2010
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Encyclopedia of Radio
Shock jock Howard Stern created the benchmark for such fines in September 1995, when Infinity Broadcasting agreed topay almost $2 million to settle a number of FCC fines against Stern's programming. Although Newsweekhas termed ...
Christopher H. Sterling, 2003
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Radio: A Complete Guide to the Industry
The perfect morning program would have people talking around the water cooler at work. As they progressed, these morning shows became more and more outrageous, until the shock jock was born. Many claim to be the original shock jock.
William A. Richter, 2006
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Shock Jock
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken, 2010
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Mrs. Bundle's Midnight Mystery: The Case of the Springfield ...
In this fifth novel, it's raining men---and Mrs.
Allison Cesario Paton, 2011
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The A to Z of Australian Radio and Television
Among the first were Ride on Stranger and The Oracle, both of which were aired in 1979 by the ABC. Although the latter was contemporary in setting and concerned a John Laws–type shock jock, the former was a historical mini-series based ...
Albert Moran, Chris Keating, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHOCK JOCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shock jock is used in the context of the following news items.
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Former CQ shock jock creates waves, gets death threat
FORMER radio breakfast show host Paul 'Browny' Brown has been creating waves, and not just airwaves. The music lover posted a tweet about an upcoming ... «Rockhampton Morning Bulletin, Jul 15»
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CARRIE Bickmore and shock jock Steve Price have clashed on The Project over the issue of breastfeeding in public. “I look forward to sitting on your lap in the ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
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Shock jock Kyle Sandilands lets it all hang out in Ibiza with model …
SHOCK jock Kyle Sandilands has let it all hang out as he took a dip in the party capital of Ibiza. The KIIS FM host, 44, was accompanied by his model fiancee ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Lawyer for attorney Phil Campbell responds to DUI set up video in …
The lawyer for an attorney at the center of the so-called "shock jock" trial responded Wednesday to a video detailing the DUI setup of his client, Phil Campbell, ... «ABC Action News, May 15»
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Campbell Newman ditches defamation action against shock jock
Campbell Newman ditches defamation action against shock jock Alan Jones ... Campbell Newman has discontinued hisdefamation case against shock jock ... «Courier Mail, Apr 15»
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Jackie O left in tears after shock jock Kyle Sandilands played a cruel …
JACKIE O was left in tears this morning after shock jock Kyle Sandilands played a cruel April ... But it appears it was a bit of payback from the controversial jock. «The Daily Telegraph, Mar 15»
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Three embattled attorneys appear ready for consequences from …
This case dates back more than two years ago during the shock jock trial when Schnitt's attorney, Phil Campbell was arrested for drunk driving. Bubba's ... «ABC Action News, Mar 15»
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Shock jock fired over offensive comments to co-host sports show
Dean Blundell, the shock jock who was fired by Toronto radio station The Edge 102.1 a year ago after making comments deemed to be homophobic, will be the ... «The Globe and Mail, Jan 15»
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An unlikely union: Kathy Jackson and the controversial shock jock
He is the controversial shock jock whose latest return to the radio was cut short after he labelled the prophet Muhammad a paedophile. She is the outspoken ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Sep 14»
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Shock jock defends Jewish homeland
Shock jock,” DJ Howard Stern, gave Hanzi, his regular Pakistani caller, an earful last week about the current situation in Gaza. Stern, who now broadcasts from ... «The Times of Israel, Jul 14»

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