A curiously Republican concept in which people in the U.S. will voluntarily leave the country. Originally coined in 1994 by Daniel D. Portado as a sarcastic protest to California Proposition 187 (anti-immigration proposition) and re-introduced by Mitt Romney in 2012 during a Republican Presidential debate but completely missing the sarcasm.
1) Romney said his Administration would not round up illegal immigrants and deport them but they would have to leave the country to apply for citizenship so they would leave by self-deportation, i.e. self-deport.
2) Republicans and conservatives keep telling us that if tax rates go up, the super-rich will self-deport to European socialist countries with lower tax rates.
2) Republicans and conservatives keep telling us that if tax rates go up, the super-rich will self-deport to European socialist countries with lower tax rates.
by Hobbs_fan March 7, 2012
Get the self-deportationmug. by JMcool13 September 19, 2009
Get the Man-selfmug. Gathering in groups despite clear warnings against doing so during a pandemic, such as attending church services in person.
by N81Der April 7, 2020
Get the Self Cullmug. Possessing the Adonis DNA, tiger blood and warlock skills that would give one the most amazing winning self esteem ever.
by Doodoopie March 19, 2011
Get the self-esheenmug. A crappy excuse to tell your boss that you would rather stay at home watching porn and eating that pasta you’ve been stockpiling
Employee: Sorry, I don’t think I can come to work today, I need to self-isolate
Boss: (sarcastically) Right
Boss: (sarcastically) Right
by massivetraps25 March 19, 2020
Get the self-isolatemug. A cultural value indicative of 21st Century societies, especially amongst First World societies.
Self-empowerment promotes the individual's pleasures and comforts as the ultimate goal to life or 'key' to happiness, encouraging behavior that satisfies one's ego and bodily pleasures.
Ironically, in the long-term, this mentality is counterintuitive, as it creates a society of narcissism, self-indulgence and self-glorification.
Self-empowerment promotes the individual's pleasures and comforts as the ultimate goal to life or 'key' to happiness, encouraging behavior that satisfies one's ego and bodily pleasures.
Ironically, in the long-term, this mentality is counterintuitive, as it creates a society of narcissism, self-indulgence and self-glorification.
by just like honey June 5, 2021
Get the Self-empowermentmug. someone who fantasises about themselves to the point they would rather fornicate with themselves than others
by munter1 April 5, 2009
Get the self pervmug.