Meaning of ownself | Babel Free
Definitions
(One's) self; used with a preceding possessive adjective to form a pronominal phrase.
Caribbean, Singlish, Southern-US, especially, regional
Examples
“You may be ashamed of your ownself, to disturb People at this Time of Night.”
““Tea Cake ain't been no boy for some time. He's round thirty his ownself.””
“Did you paint this your ownself?”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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