"self-helpy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more self-helpy [comparative], most self-helpy [superlative]
Etymology: From self-help + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|self-help|y}} self-help + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} 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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