Meaning & use

Hisself

pronoun·Everyday

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A nonstandard reflexive form of 'himself,' used in some dialects of English.

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He said he'd fix it hisself.

The old farmer always did the chores hisself.

A note on using this word

Considered nonstandard in formal English but common in certain regional and dialectal speech.

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himself

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