hisself
Americanpronoun
Etymology
Origin of hisself
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at his, self
Example Sentences
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When George Myatt became the Phillies’ third manager in 1969, he said, “Good God hisself couldn’t handle Richie Allen.”
From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2020
He scraped the bulk of it off his jeans and we watched the film, knowing full well that at the end, as we left the cinema, he would look like he’d shat hisself.
From The Guardian • Dec. 18, 2016
A PCV might find hisself gobbling clams across the table from JFK.
From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2015
On his website, www.drjohn .org, he notes that "As a gesture of thankfulnessments to his fans and with no profitabilitary to hisself, Dr. John is offerin' up some drawers in honorificalness of NOLA, his hometown."
From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2010
Roaring down the road like the devil hisself is on their tail.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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