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selfawarewolf

noun

Etymology

Blend of self-aware + werewolf. From the r/SelfAwarewolves subreddit.

  1. inherited from *werawulf✻
  2. inherited from werewulf
  3. inherited from werwolf
  4. compounded as selfawarewolf — “self-aware + werewolf”

Definitions

  1. A person who recognizes their own flaws, mistakes, or faulty logic, but does not see them…

    A person who recognizes their own flaws, mistakes, or faulty logic, but does not see them as a problem to be addressed or connect them to their own behaviour and beliefs.

    • He's a selfawarewolf who almost realized his input was unwanted on a post about women.
    • Ah yes, fight socialism by pooling your small donations to help the billionaire [Donald Trump] defend himself...? Is it a full moon, because this selfawarewolf is very close to connecting the dots here...
    • He is using the evidence that some rural Americans don't have access to healthcare but can easily find vet medication. It's the peak selfawarewolf moment.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA