shock jock
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Meaning · English
A deliberately offensive or provocative talk show host.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
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.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “shock jock” mean?
A deliberately offensive or provocative talk show host.
Is “shock jock” formal or informal?
shock jock is generally slang.