pronoun
- Nonstandard or dialectal form of 'himself'; used as a reflexive pronoun referring to a male person or animal.
Usage: nonstandard; dialectal; informal; considered incorrect in formal writing and speech
Examples
- He hurt hisself when he fell off the ladder.
- The dog licked hisself clean after playing in the mud.
- He made hisself a sandwich for lunch.
- My brother fixed hisself up real nice for the party.
- The boy taught hisself how to play guitar.