self-own
Embarrassing rhetorical boomerang
A self-own is an action or statement intended to make someone else look bad that backfires, making the speaker look foolish instead.
Common in online arguments when someone's attempted insult reveals their own ignorance or hypocrisy: He tried to call out the typo but misspelled three words—total self-own.
The verb is to self-own.
Clumsy social error
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- misstepError in action or judgment
- backfireYield unintended consequences
- miscalculationError in estimation
slip-up · fumble · blooper · bungle · flub · goof · botch · snafu
Dry-heat cooking method
- comebackRecovery after decline
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- sarcasmIrony used to mock
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
mockery · schadenfreude · dunking · burn · ratio · dunk · pwned · destroyed
Loss of dignity
- mortificationIntense shame or embarrassment
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- chagrinDistress from wounded pride
- red-facedShowing visible embarrassment
disgrace · cringe · discomfiture · awkwardness · ratio · receipts · screenshot
Admission of wrongdoing
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- incriminatingProving guilt or wrongdoing
- receiptsTransaction documentation
leaked · exposed · contradiction · hypocrisy · double-standard · inconsistency
gaffe
Clumsy social error
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- misstepError in action or judgment
- backfireYield unintended consequences
miscalculation · slip-up · fumble · blooper · bungle · flub · goof · botch · snafu · clanger
roast
Dry-heat cooking method
irony · mockery · schadenfreude · dunking · burn · ratio · dunk · pwned · destroyed · wrecked
humiliation
Loss of dignity
- mortificationIntense shame or embarrassment
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- chagrinDistress from wounded pride
red-faced · disgrace · cringe · discomfiture · awkwardness · ratio · receipts · screenshot
confession
Admission of wrongdoing
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- incriminatingProving guilt or wrongdoing
receipts · leaked · exposed · contradiction · hypocrisy · double-standard · inconsistency
self-ownown
Have legal title to
burn · dunk on · destroy · demolish · eviscerate
self-ownstrategic victory
Planned, deliberate win
flawless execution · tactical genius · perfect timing · clutch moment · 4D chess
self, own, selves, selfish, selfhood, selfless, selfishly, selflessness, owned