Self-report
noun, verb, slang
noun, verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A kind of survey or questionnaire in which respondents read the questions and select responses by themselves, without researcher interference.
- 2 Something said by someone with the purpose of conveying a neutral stance on a subject but unintentionally leading to that person's bias being revealed. informal
"His constantly talking about rape laws was a bit of a self-report."
Verb
- 1 To respond in this manner. transitive
- 2 To report one's own problems or failings. transitive
"The train operating company-owning group [...] says it self-reported the issue to the Office of Rail and Road after identifying the problem during a recent audit."
Example
More examples"His constantly talking about rape laws was a bit of a self-report."
Etymology
From self- + report. Noun sense 2 was coined by players of Among Us, in which the impostor can report the body of another player they have just killed, as if having just discovered it guiltlessly.
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