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self-parody

British  

noun

  1. the act or an instance of mimicking oneself in a humorous or satirical way

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But did he realise that these stunts verged on self-parody?

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

Meanwhile, the night’s theme — “Costume Art” — has onlookers concerned that the Met Gala might be teetering into unintentional self-parody.

From Salon ● May 5, 2026

In later years, though, he became a sad self-parody, agreeing to play a Simon Cowell-ish figure on a reality show called “Art Fight” in which he spent all of his energy thinking up comic insults.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

Maduro also made use of humor and self-parody as a political tactic.

From Slate ● Jan. 6, 2026

Soon he was one of the most sought-after singers in urbano music, churning out singles with stars like Natti Natasha and Becky G that occasionally hinted at greatness, but sometimes bordered on self-parody.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2023

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