self-caricature

noun

self-car·​i·​ca·​ture ˌself-ˈker-i-kə-ˌchu̇r 

-ˌchər,

-ˌtyu̇r,

-ˌtu̇r,

-ˈka-ri-

plural self-caricatures

: 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

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above