self-mockery
Laughing at yourself
Self-mockery is humor directed at oneself, making light of one's own flaws, mistakes, or shortcomings.
It can signal humility and self-awareness: His self-mockery put everyone at ease.
The line between healthy self-mockery and self-deprecation that masks genuine insecurity is often thin.
Humorous remarks or stories
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- sarcasmIrony used to mock
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- witClever, inventive humor
parody · satire · roasting · ribbing · quip · wisecrack · lampoon · caricature
Protective combat covering
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- preemptiveActing to forestall
- copingManaging under strain
- disarmingAllaying suspicion through warmth
Absence of vanity
- unpretentiousnessAbsence of showiness
- understatementIntentional diminishment for effect
- down-to-earthPractical and without pretension
- demurenessModest, reserved quality
reserve · restraint · simplicity · meekness · deference · lowliness · unassuming · deflection
Openness to harm
- inadequacyState of being insufficient
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
- diffidenceModest self-distrust
awkwardness · discomfort · inferiority · apprehension · sensitivity · uncertainty · defensiveness · masking
Deep perceptive understanding
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- candorUnguarded truthfulness
jokes
Humorous remarks or stories
wit · parody · satire · roasting · ribbing · quip · wisecrack · lampoon · caricature · spoof
armor
Protective combat covering
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- preemptiveActing to forestall
- copingManaging under strain
disarming · strategy · protection · evasion · anticipatory
modesty
Absence of vanity
- unpretentiousnessAbsence of showiness
- understatementIntentional diminishment for effect
- down-to-earthPractical and without pretension
demureness · reserve · restraint · simplicity · meekness · deference · lowliness · unassuming · deflection
vulnerability
Openness to harm
- inadequacyState of being insufficient
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
diffidence · awkwardness · discomfort · inferiority · apprehension · sensitivity · uncertainty · defensiveness · masking
insight
Deep perceptive understanding
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- candorUnguarded truthfulness
- self-deprecationdeprecation, humble brag, false modesty, downplaying, underselling
- metafictionfourth wall break, breaking the fourth wall, metanarrative, metafiction, authorial intrusion
- Self-referencerecursion, recursive, meta, infinite regress, circular reasoning
self-mockeryarrogance
Excessive self-importance
self-aggrandizement · vanity · narcissism · hubris · egotism
self-mockeryself-admiration
Excessive regard for oneself
self-praise · self-love · self-congratulation · self-acceptance · self-promotion
self, mock, selfish, mocking, mockery, mocked, mocker, mocks, selfhood