self-own

名词 n.
英 /ˌsɛlfˈəʊn/    美 /ˌsɛlfˈoʊn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A situation in which someone unintentionally embarrasses or undermines themself. Internet
    — All of this has set the stage for ownage’s latest twist: the rise of the self-own. If an own exposes another person’s ignorance, a self-own reveals your own obliviousness. During the campaign, Bobby Jindal tried to insult President Trump on Twitter but ended up suggesting that only fools would donate to Jindal’s campaign: “We have met. You wrote a check. A fool & his money are soon parted. A fool & his dad’s money are parted sooner.” Jindal owned himself.

词形变化

self-owns plural

词源

From self- + own (“to defeat or embarrass; to overwhelm”).
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