Meanings
- no pluralrarebroadcastingA mystery-drama.
For eight seasons Showtime brought us “Dexter” which—in its own way—defined a serial killer in a serial “dramystery.”
2013 August 28, “Death, Drugs & Drama”, in Ion Television Arizona2 more examples
Fans of last season’s intricate plot twists certainly won’t be disappointed with the Season 2 opener of FX’s legal dramystery (yes, that’s what I said).
2009 January 5, Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, “DAMAGES Season 2 Review - FX”, in ColliderPerhaps it won’t be long until we will hear that Witherspoon or Reynolds is doing a movie, and we’ll immediately think, “Probably another silent existentialistic docu-dramystery!”
2012 February 27, “Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Reynolds Team Up for Tim Burton’s ‘Big Eyes’”, in Hollywood.comSynonyms: mysterama
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA mystery-drama.
Origin
Cite this entry
dramystery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dramystery
“dramystery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dramystery. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dramystery,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dramystery.
Source: dramystery on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.