as in disc jockey
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How Charlamagne shed his 'shock jock' past While Harris has been cast as an innately cautious public figure who rose to power in the insidery political circles of California's Bay Area, Charlamagne's boisterousness is rooted in South Carolina, where he was born and raised.
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Jay Stahl, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
The radio shock jock had been slated to return to his SiriusXM show Tuesday morning, after weeks of promos promised a big reveal following swirling speculation that his show would be canceled.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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Jay Stahl, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
The radio shock jock had been slated to return to his SiriusXM show Tuesday morning, after weeks of promos promised a big reveal following swirling speculation that his show would be canceled.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shock jock
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When Hall proves too mute to debate, Kiritsis vents to a radio disc jockey named Fred (Colman Domingo), even though Fred is more interested in smooth tunes than hard news.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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As recalled in a 1987 Chicago Reader article, DuMont made his first appearance on radio in the summer of 1964 while studying at Columbia College Chicago as a fill-in weekend disc jockey at WEEF in Highland Park.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
18 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Jennifer Hudson took to the stage after a brief DJ opening set by Jermaine Dupree.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Garrix will be joined by Belgian DJ and record producer Lost Frequencies.—
Lauren Chapman,
Sacbee.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Shock jock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shock%20jock. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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