sell oneself

verb

To promote oneself, to big oneself up.

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Meanings

verbsell oneself (third-person singular simple present sells oneself, present participle selling oneself, simple past and past participle sold oneself)

present singular third person sells oneself · participle present selling oneself · participle past sold oneself · past sold oneself

  1. To promote oneself, to big oneself up.
  2. euphemisticreflexiveTo work as a prostitute.

    She'd never been forced to sell herself, she'd always had a secure home and job where she was valued, with no real responsibility.

    2011 February 3, Lesley Pearse, Belle, Penguin UK, →ISBN

    Synonyms: sell one's body, turn tricks, gill, hustle, jazz, peddle one's ass, prostitute, sell one's ass

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo work as a prostitute.

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Also see
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APA

sell oneself. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sell%20oneself

MLA

“sell oneself.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sell%20oneself. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sell oneself,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sell%20oneself.

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