"self-helpy" meaning in All languages combined

See self-helpy on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more self-helpy [comparative], most self-helpy [superlative]
Etymology: From self-help + -y. Etymology templates: {{af|en|self-help|-y|id2=adjectival}} self-help + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|nolink=1}} self-helpy (comparative more self-helpy, superlative most self-helpy)
  1. (informal, derogatory) Reminiscent of self-help literature. Tags: derogatory, informal
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