first person

first person
first′ per′son
n.
1) gram. the grammatical person used by a speaker in statements referring to himself or herself or to a group including himself or herself
2) gram. a pronoun or verb form in the first person, as I, we, or am, or a set of such forms
Etymology: 1935–40

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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