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psy·cho

   [sahy-koh] noun, plural -chos, adjective Slang.
noun
1.
a psychopathic or neurotic person.
adjective
2.
psychopathic; psychoneurotic.

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Origin:
1935–40; shortened form
Example Sentences
  • They'd rather have a rich neighbour than a crazy wacked out psycho next door too.
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  • Something really geographic and also really hauntologically psycho.
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psycho-

 
a combining form representing psyche (psychological) and psychological (psychoanalysis) in compound words.
Also, especially before a vowel, psych-.

Origin:
< Greek, combining form of psȳchḗ breath, spirit, soul, mind; akin to psȳ́chein to blow (see psykter)
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psycho (ˈsaɪkəʊ)
 
—n, —adj , pl -chos
See psychopath an informal and offensive word for psychopath or psychopathic

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psycho
1927 (adj.), shortening of psychological; 1936 as shortening of psychopathic (adj.). The noun , short for psychopath, is attested from 1942.
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psycho-
comb. form meaning "mind, mental," from Gk. psykho-, combining form of psykhe (see psyche).
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psycho psy·cho (sī'kō)
n.
A psychopath. adj.
Crazy; insane.

psycho- or psych-
pref.

  1. Mind; mental: psychogenic.

  2. Mental activities or processes: psychomotor.

  3. Psychology; psychological: psychosocial.

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psycho definition


  1. n.
    a psychopathic person; a crazy person. : Pat is turning into a real psycho.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
psycho
psychopath
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