"meself" meaning in English

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Pronoun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-meself.wav
Rhymes: -ɛlf Etymology: From me + -self. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|me|-self}} me + -self Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} meself, {{en-pron}} meself
  1. (slang or dialectal, UK, Ireland, Australia) Alternative form of myself Tags: Australia, Ireland, UK, alt-of, alternative, dialectal, slang Alternative form of: myself
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