Timeline for Is there a word for insulting yourself before someone else gets a chance to?
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| Aug 18, 2021 at 13:56 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | @TKoL Sadly, I anticipate that there may not be even a fixed phrase capturing both concepts (self-deprecation w preemption). 'Preemptive self-deprecation' works, but, not being a fixed phrase, is a free combination (like pink car, fierce polecat ...), not on-topic on ELU | |
| Aug 18, 2021 at 13:32 | comment | added | TKoL |
@Mitch there's no law that you have to use a single word - yes, which is why in my exchange with Edwin I agreed that my tags should have included phrases.
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| Aug 18, 2021 at 13:02 | comment | added | Mitch | @TKoL 'self-deprecation' is exactly the single word for insulting yourself. 'disarming' is exactly the single word for removing an enemy's power over you. If you insist on the complicated concept being captured, there's no law that you have to use a single word. | |
| Aug 18, 2021 at 12:19 | comment | added | TKoL | @EdwinAshworth edited with the tag, ty for pointing that out. | |
| Aug 18, 2021 at 11:43 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | @TKoL A phrase is more likely to exist than a single word here, but you need to add a tag and adjust your question to license an answer longer than a single word. | |
| Aug 18, 2021 at 11:15 | comment | added | TKoL | I'm looking for a word that implies that the reason for the self-deprecation is to pre-empt insults. It might be too specific of a meaning to have a word or phrase dedicated to this type of thing though. | |
| Aug 18, 2021 at 10:33 | history | answered | Rosie F | CC BY-SA 4.0 |