docusoap

noun

doc·​u·​soap ˈdä-kyə-ˌsōp How to pronounce docusoap (audio)
: a TV series in which the real-life activities of a group of people are presented in soap-opera style

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What’s unfortunate is that this novel stuff comes wrapped in the shiny, same-y packaging of a standard docusoap. — Judy Berman, Time, 14 July 2021 Out Friday May 22, the follow-up season to the Netflix docusoap picks up right where season one left off. — Morgan Baila, refinery29.com, 22 May 2020 Their surprise split made headlines just as Stause and the rest of the Oppenheim Group agents were filming Netflix’s first English-language docusoap. — Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023 Fans of the real estate docusoap got a sneak peek of the drama to come in the season 6 trailer that premiered exclusively on PEOPLE on May 4. — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 11 May 2023

Word History

Etymology

documentary + soap entry 1

First Known Use

1991, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of docusoap was in 1991

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“Docusoap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/docusoap. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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