self-mockery
- a word derived from mockery.
Example Sentences
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It also shows how Colbert customized his place in late-night with a source of material he always had handy: self-mockery.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
"This is a job that is more difficult than it looks. Claudia, despite her self-mockery and nerves, put in a respectable first shift," she wrote.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
He mocks selfie and Instagram culture with the language of their own self-mockery.
From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2021
Johnson, a deft performer with a gift for self-mockery, fares somewhat better.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2021
She rolled her eyes and he smiled at her self-mockery, a smile that seemed to her like a prize that she wanted to win over and over again.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
