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psych

verb

  1. to put into a specific mental state (usually excitement or gullibility)
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /saɪk/

adj

Etymology: The adjective is a clipping of psychedelic (adjective). The noun is a clipping of psychedelic rock.

  1. Clipping of psychedelic (“of, containing, generating, or reminiscent of drug-induced altered awareness, distortions of perception, hallucinations, etc.”).

    curtains with psych colours    psych-rock

  2. Of or relating to psychedelic rock music.

    a psych album    a psych band

intj

Etymology: The verb is a clipping of psychologize. The interjection is probably derived from the verb.

  1. Used to indicate jokingly that a statement which one has made was false and that one has successfully fooled the person whom one is speaking to; just kidding!, not!, tricked you!

    Here, have fifty dollars. Psych! That was two dollars!

    I broke up with my girlfriend. Here’s her number. Psych! That’s the wrong number!

  2. Used to express surprised happiness; wow!

    Psych! I just found my missing bracelet!

noun

Etymology: The adjective is a clipping of psychedelic (adjective). The noun is a clipping of psychedelic rock.

  1. Clipping of psychedelic rock (“a genre of rock music influenced by psychedelia, blues, electronic music, folk music, jazz, and the hippie counterculture of the 1960s”).

verb

Etymology: The noun is a clipping of psychic (noun). The verb is a clipping of psychic (adjective) in psychic bid. It is attested slightly earlier than the noun.

  1. To make (a bid) intended to mislead opponents by giving a false impression about one's hand of playing cards.
  2. To deceive (an opponent or opponents) with such a psychic bid.
  3. To make a bid intended to mislead opponents by giving a false impression about one's hand of playing cards; to make a psychic bid.