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self-mocking
adjective
(alsoselfmocking)uk /ˌselfˈmɒk.ɪŋ/ us /ˌselfˈmɑː.kɪŋ/
laughing at yourself and your own behaviour:
The poem's sardonic and self-mocking humour is unfortunately lost in a too-literal translation.
He gave a brief shrug, and a wry, self-mocking smile flickered at the corners of his mouth.
When you read him, you do sometimes wonder if he's not being intentionally self-mocking.
The area's aesthetic shortcomings were suitable material for self-mocking comedy.
Moving, wise, and lightly self-mocking, this is one of the best books of the year.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Mocking and taunting
caricature
deride
deride someone/something as something
derision
derisive
lampoon
lay yourself open to ridiculeidiom
make a mockery of somethingidiom
make a monkey out of someoneidiom
mimic
mimicry
mock
mockery
piss
sardonic
sardonically
scoff
scoffer
self-caricature
tauntingly
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