schizo

[skit-soh]

schiz·o

[skit-soh] noun, plural schiz·os, adjective Informal.
noun
1.
a schizophrenic or schizoid person.
adjective
2.
schizophrenic or schizoid.
3.
crazy; wildly eccentric; lunatic.

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Schizo is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
Also, schitzo, schitz, schiz (for defs. 1, 2).


Origin:
1940–45; by shortening; compare -o
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schizo-

a combining form meaning “split,” used in the formation of compound words: schizogenetic.
Also, especially before a vowel, schiz-.


Origin:
< Greek, combining form representing schízein to part, split
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schizo (ˈskɪtsəʊ)
 
adj
1.  schizophrenic
 
n , -os
2.  a schizophrenic person

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schizo- or schiz-
pref.

  1. Split; cleft: schizotrichia.

  2. Cleavage; fission: schizogenesis.

  3. Schizophrenia: schizoid.

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schizo definition

[ˈskɪzo] or [ˈskɪtso]
  1. mod.
    schizophrenic. : That gal is sort of schizo, isn't she?
  2. n.
    a schizophrenic person. : That guy is an absolute schizo!
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
schizo
a schizophrenic person
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