meta
adjective uk/ˈmet.ə/ us/ˈmet̬.ə/
（写作或表演作品）自身的，同类的
(of something that is written or performed) referring to itself or to something of its own type
It's a meta joke. It's sort of a joke about jokes. 这本身就是一个笑话。是一个关于笑话的笑话。
I am standing at my desk typing this about the media right now. It feels very meta. 我现在正站在办公桌前打这篇关于媒体的文章。我感觉就是在写自己。
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- The true legend of the crystal skull, perhaps, is its ability to inspire legends. It's all very meta.
- Paul Auster is the most meta of American metafictional writers.
- That was the second funniest cross-series meta reference ever.
- I found this episode too self-conscious, too "look at how meta everything is" for my taste.