mockbust
mockbust verb: to create a mockbuster.
Verb
mockbust (third-person singular simple present mockbusts, present participle mockbusting, simple past and past participle mockbusted)
- To create a mockbuster.
- It boggles my mind that no one has made a movie called Amityville Terror by now. It just seems like the perfect way to mockbust The Amityville Horror. In any event, one is on its way courtesy of Uncork’d Entertainment, and we have your first look!2016 April 1, Steve Barton, “Spooky First Look at the Amityville Terror”, in Dread Central
- KING OF THE LOST WORLD was clearly designed to "mockbust" the big-budget KING KONG of 2005. But it seems that the producers at The Asylum company were a little more cautious than usual, because on occasion the owners of the franchise built upon the 1933 KONG have become litigious.2023 January 3, Gene Phillips, “KING OF THE LOST WORLD (2005)”, in NATURALISTIC! UNCANNY! MARVELOUS!
Forms of mockbust
| third-person singular present | mockbusts |
|---|---|
| present participle | mockbusting |
| past participle | mockbusted |
| past | mockbusted |
Origin of mockbust
A back-formation from mockbuster.
Questions about mockbust
- What does mockbust mean?
- Mockbust means to create a mockbuster.
- What part of speech is mockbust?
- Mockbust is a verb.
- What is the past tense of mockbust?
- The past tense of mockbust is mockbusted.
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