as in disc jockey
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Odenkirk and Zulevic’s take on the history is more of a lighthearted fun teen romp and a showcase of shock jock Steve Dahl on a wild and unexpected summer night, rather than the ignominy that the night would come to represent to some.
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William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Cooper’s team is keen to push comparisons to Oprah or Barbara Walters, though the more accurate parallel is probably Howard Stern, another shock jock who mellowed with time.
—Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2025
An atmosphere of opportunism and conspiracy coalesced, fed by shock jocks, TikTok psychologists, and citizen-journalist bloggers, who have become characters in the saga, and by Combs himself.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 July 2025
Nearly every line in the film’s ferociously hilarious first hour is like Jane Austen reborn as a shock jock, until Song runs out of material and starts repeating herself.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
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William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Cooper’s team is keen to push comparisons to Oprah or Barbara Walters, though the more accurate parallel is probably Howard Stern, another shock jock who mellowed with time.
—Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2025
An atmosphere of opportunism and conspiracy coalesced, fed by shock jocks, TikTok psychologists, and citizen-journalist bloggers, who have become characters in the saga, and by Combs himself.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 July 2025
Nearly every line in the film’s ferociously hilarious first hour is like Jane Austen reborn as a shock jock, until Song runs out of material and starts repeating herself.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shock jock
Noun
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Radio host Pierre Robert, an iconic disc jockey in the South Jersey-Philadelphia area, has died, according to his employer.—
Jim Walsh,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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Wood was a radio announcer and jazz disc jockey and took DeJohnette around to clubs.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Executive producers include Lamorne Morris, Kyle Shevrin, David Steward II, Matt Heath, Michael Laundon, Pierre Romain, Julie Solinger, Lyndon Baldock, Vik Bansal, Bo Youngblood, Jon Ireradi, Dan Sheldon, Chad Oliver, DJ Dodd, Paolo Pilladi, Randy Sinquefield and Jared Safier.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
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Hip-Hop icon DJ Spinderella cemented her place in music history, becoming the first female DJ ever inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Shock jock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shock%20jock. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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