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self-confessed

American  
[self-kuhn-fest, self-] / ˈsɛlf kənˈfɛst, ˌsɛlf- /

adjective

  1. openly admitting to being a type of person with a particular quality, habit, character, etc..

    He's a self-confessed gambler.
self-confessed British  

adjective

  1. according to one's own testimony or admission

    a self-confessed liar
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Etymology

Origin of self-confessed

First recorded in 1915–20

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Kansas Coach Bill Self confessed that, even while coaching his team, he won’t mind gazing out that way a bit.

From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2018

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