self-deprecation

When you are in it for the long haul, self-deprecation and a dose of humility become as sexy as George Clooney.

Live and Let Love

The earlier masque of flirtation and faux self-deprecation melted away, leaving him cold.

Brush of Darkness

He enjoyed tweaking expectations of humility or self-deprecation.

Archive 2009-02-01

Kristol was celebrated for his wit, his genial self-deprecation and his ability to dismantle an opposing argument without dismantling his opponents.

Irving Kristol still persuades

What makes Jake so adorable and his style monologues so compelling is the combination of his talented mind's eye with his humility and self-deprecation.

StyleLikeU: PHOTOS: This Former High School Jock Lives For Fashion

Only she would have a big enough ego to say something like that without a hint of irony or self-deprecation.

Ominous

But you might still enjoy the answers, which are to be found in How I Won the Yellow Jumper, a hugely entertaining new memoir of life on the Tour by Ned Boulting, Imlach's colleague in the ITV4 team and, as it turns out, a master of comic self-deprecation.

F1 grid loses its glorious blend of voices | Richard Williams

In testimony ranging from braggadocio to self-deprecation, Mr. Blagojevich talked about his "man crush" on Alexander Hamilton, the first secretary of the Treasury; his devotion to combing his fluffy mane of hair; and his aspirations of becoming a professional baseball player.

Disgraced Governor Testifies in Trial

She sings "Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me" like a semi-comic air of self-deprecation rather than a typical torch song, and with a very dramatic pause after the first word.

Visionaries on a Mission

It is all a part of the combination of showmanship and self-deprecation that is Rome's defining feature—and Fellini's as well.

Finding Fellini