psycho

See also: psycho-

English

Etymology

psychotic +‎ -o (“person with characteristic”).

Apocope of psychotic and psychopath.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪkoʊ/
• Rhymes: -aɪkəʊ

Adjective

psycho (comparative more psycho, superlative most psycho)

1. (colloquial or pejorative) Psychotic, or otherwise insane.

Translations

(colloquial or pejorative) Psychotic

• Hebrew: פסיכי‎‎ (psikhi)
• Indonesian: tak waras

• Interlingua: psychotic, psychopathic
• Portuguese: psicótico (pt) m, psicopático m

Noun

psycho (plural psychos)

1. (pejorative, slang) A person who is psychotic or otherwise insane.

   The loony bin up on the hill is full of psychos.

2. (pejorative, 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.

3. (informal) A class, at a college or university, in which psychology is taught.

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

Synonyms

• (pejorative for a pyschotic or otherwise insane person): freak, loony, nutcase, wacko
• (pejorative for a person acting in a bizarre or dangerous manner): creep, freak, loose cannon, weirdo

Translations

psychotic or otherwise insane person

• Finnish: sekopää (fi), kaistapää (fi), psyko (fi)
• French: psychopathe (fr)
• German: Psycho m (slang), Psychopath (de) m
• Hebrew: פסיכי‎‎ (psikhi)

• Portuguese: psicopata (pt) m, f, psicótico (pt) m, louco (pt) m, doido (pt) m, insano (pt) m
• Russian: псих (ru) m (psix)
• Spanish: psicópata (es) m, f

person acting in a bizarre or dangerous manner

• Cantonese: 癡線佬
• Finnish: kaistapää (fi)
• German: Verrückte m, f

• Portuguese: psicopata (pt) m, f, psicótico (pt) m
• Russian: псих (ru) m (psix)

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• Interlingua: ^{(please verify)} psychopathe, ^{(please verify)} psychotic