Meaning of shock jock | Babel Free

Definitions

A deliberately offensive or provocative talk show host.

slang

Examples

““To slam a movie about hate⟳ radio for fostering hate⟳ is like⟳ saying that a movie about the Ku Klux Klan will foster the Klan,” he says, adding that the death threats against Barry Champlain, “Talk⟳ Radio’s” shock⟳ jock, are not the imaginings of a feverish, Hollywood-inspired imagination.”

““We always had shock⟳ jocks,” said Michael Harrison, publisher of the talk-radio trade⟳ magazine Talkers. “But then we had a shock⟳ president.””

“Appearing frequently on Japanese online shows in T-shirts, hoodies or casual jackets, and wearing signature eyeglasses with one round and one square lens, Dr. Narita leans into his Ivy League pedigree as he fosters a nerdy shock⟳ jock impression.”

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