psycho

adj, noun — 4 senses

psycho

adj

AU, UK /ˈsaɪ̯.kəʊ̯/ · CA, US /ˈsaɪ̯.koʊ̯/

Etymology Clipping of psychotic or psychopath + -o (“person with characteristic”). Compare sicko.

1

Colloquial, Derogatory Psychotic, psychopathic, or (broadly) otherwise insane.

  • That psycho jawn had snuck a pistol into the gym while we was practicing and started shooting shit up like she was some kinda hot female action hero.2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 258:
  • Oh, she's sweet but a psycho / A little bit psycho / At night she's screamin' / "I'm-ma-ma-ma out my mind"2018, Ava Max, Madison Love, Tix, Cook Classics, Cirkut, “Sweet but Psycho”, in Heaven & Hell, performed by Ava Max:

psycho

noun

Etymology Clipping of psychotic or psychopath + -o (“person with characteristic”). Compare sicko.

1

Derogatory, Slang A person who is psychotic, psychopathic, or (broadly) otherwise insane.

  • The loony bin up on the hill is full of psychos.
  • Oh, she's hot but a psycho / So left but she's right, though / At night she's screamin' / "I'm-ma-ma-ma out my mind"2018, Ava Max, Madison Love, Tix, Cook Classics, Cirkut, “Sweet but Psycho”, in Heaven & Hell, performed by Ava Max:
2

Broadly, Derogatory, Slang A person who acts in a bizarre or dangerous manner.

  • She complained that he was a psycho for driving at such a high speed in heavy traffic.
Derived terms
psychobilly, psychobitch

psycho

noun

Etymology Clipping of psychology.

1

Informal A class, at a college or university, in which psychology is taught.

  • I've got anthro, socio, lunch, and psycho.

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