psycho
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9.5
- noun
- /ˈsaɪkoʊ/
- Slur
:
psicópata
- And then we'll both know you're a psycho; is that what you want?
Like what a fucking psycho crazy cow.
- Like what a fucking psycho crazy cow.
- You referred to her as psycho bitch because she's crazy.
- Joe's a psycho, Joe, What the fuck?
- The godless atheistic left wing psychos worship the pride flag and abortion.
- He was a murderer and a psycho and a liar.
- Like to show that he's a psycho or show that he's a sociopath or whatever.
- So if I don't cry when my baby's born, then I really am a psycho and I cried.
Examples
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Who knows how many potential psychos he turned loose, just for the fun of it?
Fiction book (1991) -
Thanks, but I really don't need to have some psycho obsessing about me right now.
Fiction book (1999) -
But staying in the air with that psycho is even more dangerous.
Fiction book (1992) -
You know, I'm not a psycho or anything.
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Are you an idiot or are you a psycho?
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What do you think, lady, is it productive for a psycho to date his doctor's secretary?
Fiction book (1994) -
That psycho left 'em in a cattle truck, engine running, before he killed off six FBI agents and nearly blew me to pieces.
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"You go get that little psycho." Davidson left the room, slamming the door behind him.
Fiction book (1995) -
He was labeled a psycho after he threatened to harm someone over a minor issue.
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In the horror movie, the psycho character creates chaos in the small town.
Synonyms
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8.1
A person who behaves wildly and dangerously and may hurt others
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6.4
A man who acts very strangely or dangerously and may be mentally ill
4
8.9
A person who loses touch with reality and sees or hears things that are not there
2
9.1
A person who acts in a very angry, dangerous, or unpredictable way
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8.9
A person who loses touch with reality and may see or hear things that are not real
Compounds
How Unstable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Psycho comes from the Greek word psyche, meaning 'mind' or 'soul', and is the same root you see in psychology. Over time it became a short, informal word for someone thought to be mentally ill or dangerous, which is why calling someone a 'psycho' is insulting.