psycho

== English == === Alternative forms === syko (slang) === Pronunciation === (UK, Australian) IPA(key): /ˈsaɪ̯.kəʊ̯/ (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈsaɪ̯.koʊ̯/ Rhymes: -aɪkəʊ === Etymology 1 === Clipping of psychotic or psychopath +‎ -o (“person with characteristic”). Compare sicko. ==== Adjective ==== psycho (comparative more psycho, superlative most psycho) (colloquial or derogatory) Psychotic, psychopathic, or (broadly) otherwise insane. ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== psycho (plural psychos) (chiefly derogatory, slang) A person who is psychotic, psychopathic, or (broadly) otherwise insane. Synonyms: freak, loony, nutcase, wacko (chiefly derogatory, slang, loosely) A person who acts in a bizarre or dangerous manner. Synonyms: creep, freak, loose cannon, weirdo ===== Translations ===== ==== Derived terms ==== === Etymology 2 === Clipping of psychology. ==== Noun ==== psycho (uncountable) (informal) A class, at a college or university, in which psychology is taught. == Chinese == === Etymology === From clipping of English psychology. === Pronunciation === === Noun === psycho (Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) psychology (as a subject) == Czech == === Etymology === Clipping of psychopat. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈpsɪxo] Hyphenation: psy‧cho === Noun === psycho m anim (indeclinable) (informal, figurative) psycho (crazy person) === Adjective === psycho (indeclinable) (informal, figurative) insane, psychopathic Jejich vztah je psycho. ― Their relationship is insane. === Further reading === “psycho”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpsɘ.xɔ/ Rhymes: -ɘxɔ Syllabification: psy‧cho Homophone: psycho- === Noun === psycho f vocative singular of psycha