self-styled
adjective/ˌself ˈstaɪld/
/ˌself ˈstaɪld/
[only before noun] (disapproving)- using a name or title that you have given yourself, especially when you do not have the right to do itOxford Collocations DictionarySelf-styled is used with these nouns:
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