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self-car·i·ca·ture | \ ˌself-ˈker-i-kə-ˌchu̇r 
, -ˌchər, -ˌtyu̇r, -ˌtu̇r, -ˈka-ri- \
, -ˌchər, -ˌtyu̇r, -ˌtu̇r, -ˈka-ri- \ plural self-caricatures
Definition of self-caricature
: an exaggerated, parodied, or distorted representation of oneself : a caricature of oneself
a performance that borders on self-caricature His collection also includes 500 self-caricatures by cartoonists … that have toured the country as "The Face Behind the Laugh."— John Stanley
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The first known use of self-caricature was in 1865
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