selfish

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It represents the baby-like disarticulation of the English word "selfish."

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  1. adjective Concerned chiefly or only with oneself: "Selfish men were . . . trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of human rights” (Maria Weston Chapman).
  2. adjective Arising from, characterized by, or showing selfishness: a selfish whim.

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  1. = German selbstisch = Swedish sjelfvisk = Danish selvisk; as self + -ish.
 

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/ˈsɛlfɪʃ/
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