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self-deprecating humor 

Humor where you put yourself down.
Sometimes funny, but sometimes overused fishing for compliments or a signal of low self-esteem.
ex. 1
Yeah, I just walked into the wall outside *smiles, while friend laughs* man I'm clumsy.
ex. 2
Dang, your're all such good students, studying for the test, I'm prolly gonna fail. *says the straight A student*
self-deprecating humor by andriod5 September 6, 2005
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Self-deprecating humor 

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.
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!
Self-deprecating humor by pphard September 29, 2018

self-defecating humor 

The act of getting some cheap laughs by pooping one's pants.
Billy's lame jokes kept falling flat, so, desperate for a laugh, he decided to change course and try some self-defecating humor.

SELF-DEFECATING HUMOR 

Not to be confused with self-deprecating humor, self-defecating humor is NOT funny. A joke that bombs like a dump of crap.
Example: A joke about your own foibles that stinks!

Sorry,Man, I hate to admit it, but I like PB&J with bacon even though it always gives me gas. (Your admitting that is self-defecating humor.)

Too much information, Dude!
SELF-DEFECATING HUMOR by sizcruz January 22, 2010
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