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psycho

noun

  1. psychopathic or deranged person
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪ̯.kəʊ̯/ / /ˈsaɪ̯.koʊ̯/

adj

Etymology: Clipping of psychotic or psychopath + -o (“person with characteristic”). Compare sicko.

  1. Psychotic, psychopathic, or (broadly) otherwise insane.

    That psycho jawn had snuck a pistol into the gym while we was practicing and started shooting shit up like she was some kinda hot female action hero.

    Oh, she's sweet but a psycho / A little bit psycho / At night she's screamin' / "I'm-ma-ma-ma out my mind"

noun

Etymology: Clipping of psychology.

  1. A class, at a college or university, in which psychology is taught.

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