self-insert

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A character in a story who represents the author's own person.

   • [Joss Whedon] loves sexualizing her, like […] making her fall for his self-insert Bruce Banner.
2. 2

   A character in a story who the reader/viewer is meant to identify with.

   • The female character has to be likable. She's a self-insert for the female viewers so she probably won't be unique, but watching her interact with other characters can't be frustrating.
3. 3

   To insert oneself.

   • For centuries, the commonest forms of implant had either been grown in situ or were designed to self-insert painlessly via existing orifices […]
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   1. 4

      To insert something into one's own body.

      • In Oregon, a group called Ceek Women's Health has begun clinical trials for a series of new devices—including […] a speculum that patients can self-insert.
   2. 5

      To insert one's own person into a story as a character.

      • The character looks like Goldman and is voiced by him, so critics said he was self-inserting himself into a romantic situation with an underage character.

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