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psych

1 9.9

Said to show a previous statement was a joke

interjection
/saɪk/

Slang

: es broma

But then you know, he could say psych I'm going on.

But then you know, he could say psych I'm going on.

Examples

Oh my gosh, say psych right now.
Psych, no, I'm fucking with you.

Not Cool (2014)
Yeah, so that was totally psych Bye.
Oh wait, psych, that's a fake plant.
And I don't think psych psych doesn't have exceptions.
Someone left their pops or their ice cream and mouthed psych a good prank.
I'm trying some stuff, you know, you're just psych, aren't you?
He goes psych all those past life memories weren't yours, they were your BTS.
Just kidding, you have to say psych for that to count!
When she thought she won the game, he yelled, 'Just psych!', making everyone laugh.

Synonyms

just joking

vspsych

Informal

13 3.7

Said to show something is funny and not serious

is a single exclamation used to mark that a remark was not serious

sike

vspsych

Slang

9.9

A word said to show you were joking

is a neutral exclamation that signals a prior remark was not serious

all in jest

vspsych

6.7

Said or done as a joke and not meant to be serious

is a casual exclamation used to show a statement was not meant seriously

Surface Forms

psych main

Etymology

Psych comes from the idea of tricking the 'mind' and is a short form of phrases like psych out that mean to fool someone. So people say psych after a fake statement to show it was a joke.