Usually means: Humorously criticizing one's own flaws.
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  1. self-mockery: Merriam-Webster
  2. self-mockery: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. self-mockery, self-mockery: Collins English Dictionary
  4. self-mockery: Wordnik
  5. self-mockery: TheFreeDictionary.com
  6. self-mockery: Wiktionary

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noun:  Teasing language or humor directed against oneself.

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