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Definition of "rockumentary" [rockumentary]

  • A documentary about rock music or rock musicians. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "rockumentary" in a sentence
  • "The movie, released two years later, defined the "rockumentary" genre, and inadvertently gave birth to the ultimate rock parody This Is Spinal Tap."
  • "In the MTV days, you would get the 'rockumentary' and the news and you started to care about (artists)."
  • "The brainchild of Justin Dillon, a San Francisco Bay-area musician, Call Response -- described as a "rockumentary" by its maker -- weaves raw footage shot undercover in brothels and sweatshops in the developing world with talking heads such as Cornel West and the activist/actress Ashley Judd, and live music performances from such disparate artists as Imogen Heap, Moby, Matisyahu, Natasha Bedingfield and the Sudanese rapper, Emmanuel Jal."