"polyself" meaning in English

See polyself in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-polyself.wav
Etymology: Blend of polymorph + self Etymology templates: {{blend|en|polymorph|self}} Blend of polymorph + self Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} polyself (uncountable)
  1. (video games, roguelikes) The transformation of one's own character into another type of creature. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-polyself-en-noun-vwoBhqTY Categories (other): Video games, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Topics: roguelikes, video-games

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-polyself.wav Forms: polyselfs [present, singular, third-person], polyselfing [participle, present], polyselfed [participle, past], polyselfed [past]
Etymology: Blend of polymorph + self Etymology templates: {{blend|en|polymorph|self}} Blend of polymorph + self Head templates: {{en-verb}} polyself (third-person singular simple present polyselfs, present participle polyselfing, simple past and past participle polyselfed)
  1. (video games, roguelikes, intransitive) To transform one's own character into another type of creature. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-polyself-en-verb-wp3lnJeO Categories (other): Video games, English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 49 51 Topics: roguelikes, video-games

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