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shock jock

noun

  1. a radio disc jockey or host who features offensive or controversial material.



shock jock

noun

  1. informala radio disc jockey who is deliberately controversial or provocative

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of shock jock1

1985–90,
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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.

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In the past, the former radio shock jock was open with the public about her physical health.

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The battle between these two Homans—the top cop and the shock jock—will determine what kind of immigration policy we get from the Trump administration.

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Some are ideological die-hards yearning for Christian nationalism, but others just wanted the thrill of identifying with a shock jock, sowing mayhem, and putting a Black woman in power back in her place.

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His TV persona, he has said, is part shock jock; he doesn’t really care if you love him or hate him as long as you don’t change the channel.

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