Sekirov Dictionary

self-insert

noun 3
verb 3
forms 3

noun3

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(slang) A character in a story who represents the author's own person.
- [Joss Whedon] loves sexualizing her, like […] making her fall for his self-insert Bruce Banner. — 2018
(slang) An original character created by a fan to represent how they imagine themselves in a particular fictional universe.
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(slang) A character in a story who the reader/viewer is meant to identify with.
- 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. — 2015

verb3

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To insert oneself.
- For centuries, the commonest forms of implant had either been grown in situ or were designed to self-insert painlessly via existing orifices […] — 2000
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(slang) To insert one's own person into a story as a character.
- 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. — 2017
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To insert something into one's own body.
- 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. — 2018

forms

self-inserted · self-inserting · self-inserts

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