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self-mockery

self-mockery noun: teasing language or humor directed against oneself.

Noun

self-mockery (countable and uncountable, plural self-mockeries)

  1. Teasing language or humor directed against oneself.

Forms of self-mockery

pluralself-mockeries

Origin of self-mockery

From self- + mockery.

Questions about self-mockery

What does self-mockery mean?
Self-mockery means teasing language or humor directed against oneself.
What part of speech is self-mockery?
Self-mockery is a noun.
What is the plural of self-mockery?
The plural of self-mockery is self-mockeries.

Words near self-mockery in the dictionary

  1. self-medicator
  2. self-medicators
  3. self-metathesis
  4. self-minded
  5. self-mockeries
  6. self-mockery
  7. self-mockingly
  8. self-moderating
  9. self-monitor
  10. self-monitored
  11. self-monitoring

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