Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-insert

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables: self--in-sert
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A character in a story who represents the author's own person.

Slang

noun

A character in a story who the reader/viewer is meant to identify with.

Slang

noun

An original character created by a fan to represent how they imagine themselves in a particular fictional universe.

Slang

verb

To insert oneself.

verb

To insert something into one's own body.

verb

To insert one's own person into a story as a character.

Slang

Example Sentences

"[Joss Whedon] loves sexualizing her, like […] making her fall for his self-insert Bruce Banner."
"The female character has to be likable. She's a self-insert for the female viewers so she probably won't be unique, but watching her interact with other characters can't be frustrating."
"For centuries, the commonest forms of implant had either been grown in situ or were designed to self-insert painlessly via existing orifices […]"
"In Oregon, a group called Ceek Women's Health has begun clinical trials for a series of new devices—including […] a speculum that patients can self-insert."
"The character looks like Goldman and is voiced by him, so critics said he was self-inserting himself into a romantic situation with an underage character."

Etymology

From self- + insert.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: self

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

self-inserts (plural) self-inserts (present, singular) self-inserting (participle, present) self-inserted (participle, past) self-inserted (past)

Questions

What does self-insert mean?: A character in a story who represents the author's own person.
Where does self-insert come from?: From self- + insert.

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