Docusoap
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Docusoap is a noun meaning A form 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.
Meaning
A form 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.
Example Sentences
The latest of a venerable franchise of docu-soaps, it opens, like its predecessors, with a voiceover giving the audience the lay of the promised land.
Nigel [Farrell] and Paul Sommers created the docusoap genre of programmes almost 20 years ago, applying the cliffhanger endings and multi-character storylines of soap operas to series such as The Village and Country House.
Word Forms
- docusoaps
- docu-soap
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include docu-drama, docudrama, soapdom, doccie, dramedy, dishsoap.
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