docusoap

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Definitions of docusoap word

noun docusoap a television series that chronicles the purportedly real lives of an interconnected group of people, often in a melodramatic way. 1
noun docusoap A documentary, usually produced for television and having elements of soap opera, following people in a particular occupation or location over a period of time. 1
countable noun docusoap A docusoap is a television programme that shows the daily lives of people who work in a place such as a hospital or an airport, and is broadcast at a regular time each week or day. 0
noun docusoap (Uncountable Noun) A genre of reality television in the style of a documentary in which an apparent plot is constructed by intention or editing in order to make programmes in this genre resemble soap operas. 0
noun docusoap (Countable Noun) A television programme in this genre. 0

before 1990

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1990-95; docu(mentary) + soap (opera)

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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