psycho

See also: psycho-

English

Etymology

Clipping of psychotic and psychopath +‎ -o (“person with characteristic”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪkoʊ/
Rhymes: -aɪkəʊ

Adjective

psycho (comparative more psycho, superlative most psycho)

(colloquial or derogatory) Psychotic, or otherwise insane.

Translations

(colloquial or pejorative) Psychotic

Hebrew: פסיכי‎ (psikhi)
Indonesian: tak waras

Interlingua: psychotic, psychopathic
Portuguese: psicótico (pt) m, psicopático m

Noun

psycho (plural psychos)

(derogatory, slang) A person who is psychotic or otherwise insane.
The loony bin up on the hill is full of psychos.
(derogatory, 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.
(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: sekopää (fi), kaistapää (fi), psyko (fi)
French: psychopathe (fr)
German: Psycho m (slang), Psychopath (de) m
Hebrew: פסיכי‎ (psikhi)

Portuguese: psicopata (pt) m or f, psicótico (pt) m, louco (pt) m, doido (pt) m, insano (pt) m
Russian: псих (ru) m (psix)
Spanish: psicópata (es) m or f

person acting in a bizarre or dangerous manner

Cantonese: 癡線佬
Finnish: kaistapää (fi)
German: Verrückte m or f

Portuguese: psicopata (pt) m or f, psicótico (pt) m
Russian: псих (ru) m (psix)

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Interlingua: ^{(please verify)} psychopathe, ^{(please verify)} psychotic

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