psych
verb
- to put into a specific mental state (usually excitement or gullibility)
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /saɪk/
adj
Etymology: The adjective is a clipping of psychedelic (adjective). The noun is a clipping of psychedelic rock.
- Clipping of psychedelic (“of, containing, generating, or reminiscent of drug-induced altered awareness, distortions of perception, hallucinations, etc.”).
“curtains with psych colours psych-rock”
- 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.
- 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!”
- 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.
- 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.
- To make (a bid) intended to mislead opponents by giving a false impression about one's hand of playing cards.
- To deceive (an opponent or opponents) with such a psychic bid.
- 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.