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    [Adjective]  | "self-dep*re*cat*ing" | \ ˌself-ˈde-pri-ˌkā-tiŋ \


    1: tending or serving to disparage or undervalue oneself


    Origin: 1834 ;

    [Adjective]  | "self-deprecating" 


    1: meant to make yourself or the things you do seem unimportant;


      * e.g., " ... He spoke in a self-deprecating tone. "





     [ "self deprecating" ]

    1: Insulting; devaluing; or belittling oneself, often in a sarcastic or humorous way.

      * e.g.,  ... Young girls are so self deprecating. They never talk about anything but their flaws. Tate: I have to cancel our plans this weekend! 

     [ "self-deprecation" ]

    1: belittling one's self: the act of belittling yourself or your achievements

      * e.g.,  ... She has low self-esteem and is prone to self-deprecation. 

     [ "Self-Deprecation" ]

    1: Making fun of oneself for entertainment. It's usually done by people who are depressed, but you shouldn't just assume.

      * e.g.,  ... Self-Deprecation is such a common form of humor, even Urban Dictionary itself does it. 

     [ "self-deprecation" ]

    1: Modesty abducted and bound to a pedestal.

      * e.g.,  ... I am the king of self-deprecation. 

     [ "self-deprecating humor" ]

    1: Humor where you put yourself down.

      * e.g.,  ... ex. 1 


     [ "self-deprecating humor" ]

    2: Sometimes funny, but sometimes overused fishing for compliments or a signal of low self-esteem.

      * e.g.,  ... Yeah, I just walked into the wall outside *smiles, while friend laughs* man I'm clumsy. 

     [ "Self-Deprecating Defacating" ]

    1: Lashing out at or making fun of your own Shit

      * e.g.,  ... Bruce: I took a shit last night that was so bad, the power grid went down for 30 minutes 

     [ "self-deprecating surrender" ]

    1: saying the opposite of what you mean to appease someone else due to low self-worth

      * e.g.,  ... Can't a happy conclusion be reached without her self-deprecating surrender? 

     [ "Self-deprecating humor" ]

    1: A type of extremely stale humor, mostly used by youtubers to deviate criticism, desperately make a joke, make up for bad quality of videos and/or appear naive to an audience.

      * e.g.,  ... Youtuber: hey guys sorry for the low quality of videos for the past years and the constant manipulation of my subscribers, but hey i’m dumb and i have a small penis, so what did you expect LMAO Audience: oh that doesn’t matter, we completely forgive you, you used self-deprecating humor and clearly see your faults! 

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