self-mockery

noun

Etymology

From self- + mockery.

  1. derived from μωκός — “mocker
  2. derived from mocquerie
  3. derived from mokerie
  4. inherited from mokkery
  5. prefixed as self-mockery — “self + mockery

Definitions

  1. Teasing language or humor directed against oneself.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for self-mockery. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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