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Meaning of ownself | Babel Free

Pronoun CEFR A1

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

A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.

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