Mockumentary
[mok-yuh-men-tuh-ree, ‐tree] /ˌmɒk yəˈmɛn tə ri, ‐tri/
noun, Movies, Television.
1.
a movie or television show depicting fictional events but presented as a .
/ˌmɒkjʊˈmɛntərɪ; -trɪ/
noun (pl) -ries
1.
a satirical television or radio programme in the form of a parody of a documentary
noun
a film or television program that is shot like a documentary but is fictitious and usu. Satirical
Examples
The Blair Witch Project is an example of a mockumentary.
Word Origin
mock + (doc)umentary
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