psycho

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See also: psycho-

English

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Etymology 1

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Clipping of psychotic and psychopath +‎ -o (person with characteristic).

Adjective

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psycho (comparative more psycho, superlative most psycho)

  1. (colloquial or derogatory) Psychotic, psychopathic, or (broadly) otherwise insane.
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psycho (plural psychos)

  1. (chiefly derogatory, slang) A person who is psychotic, psychopathic, or (broadly) otherwise insane.
    Synonyms: freak, loony, nutcase, wacko
    The loony bin up on the hill is full of psychos.
  2. (chiefly derogatory, slang, broadly) A person who acts in a bizarre or dangerous manner.
    Synonyms: creep, freak, loose cannon, weirdo
    She complained that he was a psycho for driving at such a high speed in heavy traffic.
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Etymology 2

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Clipping of psychology.

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psycho (uncountable)

  1. (informal) A class, at a college or university, in which psychology is taught.
    I've got anthro, socio, lunch, and psycho.

Chinese

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Etymology

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From clipping of English psychology.

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psycho

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) psychology (as a subject)

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psycho f

  1. vocative singular of psycha