psycho

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsaɪkoʊ/, X-SAMPA: /"saIkoU/
• Rhymes: -aɪkəʊ

Etymology

Apocope of psychotic and psychopath.

Adjective

psycho (comparative more psycho, superlative most psycho)

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

Translations

(colloquial or pejorative) Psychotic

• Hebrew: פסיכי (he) (psikhi)
• Interlingua: psychotic (ia), psychopathic (ia)

• Portuguese: psicótico (pt) m, psicopático (pt) 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: kaistapää (fi)
• French: psychopathe (fr)
• German: Psycho (de) m (slang), Psychopath (de) m

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

person acting in a bizarre or dangerous manner

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

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

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• Interlingua: psychopathe, psychotic