mockumentary

noun

mock·​u·​men·​ta·​ry ˌmä-kyə-ˈmen-tə-rē 

-ˈmen-trē

plural mockumentaries

: a facetious or satirical work (such as a film) presented in the style of a documentary

Examples of mockumentary in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The mother-daughter duo channeled the laidback new-millennium style at the premiere of Rob Reiner's mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap. —Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025

Next year’s Sundance Film Festival revealed the slate of features scheduled to screen in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah from Jan. 22-Feb. 1 and topping the list for music lovers is an original mockumentary based on an idea by Charli XCX and a documentary about Courtney Love. —Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Dec. 2025

Samuel Abrahams was named best director for Lady, a mockumentary about an aristocrat’s struggle to be seen in the social media age. —Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 Nov. 2025

The teaser for Charli’s upcoming tour mockumentary debuted on November 20, shot behind the scenes at Charli’s actual tour dates. —Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

blend of mock and documentary

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mockumentary

• alimentary
• complimentary
• documentary
• parliamentary
• rudimentary
• sedimentary
• supplementary
• testamentary
• integumentary
• uncomplimentary
• unparliamentary
• interparliamentary