Meanings
plural mocudramas
- A television program, movie, or play presented as if it were a docudrama, but that is not factual because of either error or parody.
1 more example
The DNC organized the petition drive when it became clear this week that the network was prepared to ignore criticism of its decision to air a right-wing, factually inaccurate mocudrama that dishonors the memory of 9/11 victims in order to serve a cheap, callous political agenda two months before the election.
2006, Bruce R. Lindsey, Douglas J. Band, Comments About ABC Entertainment's 9/11 Film, ABC News, page 1
Origin
Blend of mock + docudrama, or mock + documentary + drama.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
mocudrama. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mocudrama
“mocudrama.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mocudrama. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mocudrama,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mocudrama.
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