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self-parody

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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

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

This syndrome, I hardly need to add, is far more general, and is in danger of reducing what remains of our civilization to self-parody and self-destruction.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2025

Could it be that fans see Heard as a convenient scapegoat for Depp’s descent into self-parody?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2022

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