docucomedy

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US/ˌdɑkjuˈkɑmədi/

noun

A comedy presented as though it were a documentary.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

noundocucomedy (plural docucomedies)

plural docucomedies

  1. broadcastingA comedy presented as though it were a documentary.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*deḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*doḱ-éye-ti
  3. Proto-Italic*dokejō
  4. Proto-Italic*dokeō
  5. Ancient Greekδιδάσκω (didáskō)
  6. Latindoceō
  7. Latindocumentum
  8. Frenchdocument
  9. Frenchdocumentaire
  10. Englishdocumentary
  11. Ancient Greekκῶμος (kômos)
  12. Proto-Hellenic*awéidō
  13. Ancient Greekᾰ̓είδω (ăeídō)
  14. Ancient Greekᾰ̓οιδή (ăoidḗ)
  15. Ancient Greekᾠδή (ōidḗ)
  16. Ancient Greekκῶμος (kômos)
  17. Ancient Greekἀείδω (aeídō)
  18. Ancient Greekἀοιδός (aoidós)
  19. Ancient Greekκωμῳδῐ́ᾱ (kōmōidĭ́ā)
  20. Latincōmoedia
  21. Middle Frenchcomedie
  22. Middle Englishcomedie
  23. Englishcomedy
  24. Englishdocucomedy

Blend of documentary + comedy.

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Cite this entry
APA

docucomedy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/docucomedy

MLA

“docucomedy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/docucomedy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “docucomedy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/docucomedy.

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