self-referential

[self-ref-er-en-shuhl]

adjective

1. referring to oneself; used especially for a literary work that refers frequently to itself or other works by its creator or in its genre.

Example Sentences

It’s a telling move — leveraging real turmoil in the late-night world into layered, self-referential art.

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Still, these self-referential bits of Tinseltown glamour do feel like a nice, numbing place to rest your head when everything outside the movie theater — or your living room if, unfortunately, you must watch this solely on Netflix — is falling apart.

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Rosé teamed up with Bruno Mars for the global smash APT, Lisa starred in The White Lotus, Jennie went viral for her self-referential club hit Like Jennie and Jisoo took the lead role on K-drama Snowdrop.

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“The government can’t cancel a show!” he laments before dropping a self-referential joke about “South Park’s” own vulnerability.

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Schneider often writes from the POV of characters, but the lyrics “life is strange and so am I” seem self-referential.

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