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mockumentary

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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noun

Meaning 1

A film or television programme presented as if it were a documentary but that is not factual and often a parody or satire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

Examples

  • “This Is Spinal Tap” is one of the most famous mockumentaries.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: false documentary, fictional documentary

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Blend of mock + documentary.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 偽紀錄片 /伪纪录片 (wěijìlùpiàn) — programme
  • Finnish: mukadokumentti — programme
  • Finnish: tekodokumentti — programme
  • French: faux documentaire — programme
  • French: documenteur — programme
  • French: mockumentaire — programme
  • German: Mockumentary — programme
  • Hungarian: áldokumentumfilm — programme
  • Hungarian: kitalálmentum — programme
  • Indonesian: mokumenter — programme
  • Polish: mockument — programme
  • Portuguese: falso documentário — programme
  • Portuguese: pseudodocumentário — programme
  • Russian: мокументальный фильм (mokumentalʹnyj filʹm) — programme