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self-ironic

self-ironic adjective: self-deprecating.

Adjective

self-ironic (comparative more self-ironic, superlative most self-ironic)

  1. (rare) Self-deprecating.
    • Individuals judged their own photos as "authentic" and "self-ironic," but they viewed other people's selfies as inauthentic and self-promotional.2017 February 21, Dan Misener, “Selfie paradox: People want fewer selfies on social media but keep posting selfies themselves”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 14 Jul 2026

Forms of self-ironic

comparativemore self-ironic
superlativemost self-ironic

Questions about self-ironic

What does self-ironic mean?
Self-ironic means self-deprecating.
What part of speech is self-ironic?
Self-ironic is an adjective.

Words near self-ironic in the dictionary

  1. self-interviews
  2. self-intimidation
  3. self-involution
  4. self-involved
  5. self-involvement
  6. self-ironic
  7. self-iso
  8. self-iso'd
  9. self-iso'ing
  10. self-isoed
  11. self-isoing

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