soi-disant
adjective /ˌswɑː diːˈzɒ̃/
/ˌswɑː diːˈzɑːn/
[only before noun] (from French)- used in front of somebody's description of himself/herself to suggest that you do not agree with that description
- a soi-disant novelist
Word OriginFrench, from soi ‘oneself’ + disant ‘saying’.