'emselves

//əmˈsɛlvz// pron, slang

pron, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Pronoun
  1. 1
    Themselves (in unstressed position following a consonant). colloquial

Etymology

From earlier hemselves (compare 'em), from Middle English hemself, from Old English him selfum, equivalent to 'em + -selves.

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