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    [Verb]  | "psych" | \ ˈsīk \


    1: psychoanalyze

    2: to anticipate correctly the intentions or actions of : outguess

    3: to analyze or figure out (something, such as a problem or course of action)


    Origin: 1917 ;

     By shortening;

    [Abbreviation]  | "psych" 


    1: psychology

    [Combining form]  | "psych-" 


    1: mind : mental processes and activities

    2: psychological methods

    3: brain


    Origin: 

     Greek, from psychē breath, principle of life, life, soul, from psychein to breathe; akin to Sanskrit babhasti he blows;

    [Noun]  | "psy*che" | \ ˈsī-kē \


    1: a princess loved by Cupid

    2: soul, personality

    3: the totality of elements forming the mind; specifically, in Freudian psychoanalytic theory : the id, ego, and superego including both conscious and unconscious components


    Origin: 1590 ;

     Latin, from Greek psychē soul;

    [Noun]  | "psych-out" | \ ˈsīk-ˌau̇t \


    1: an act or an instance of psyching someone out


    Origin: 1971 ;

    [Verb]  | "psych (up)" 


    1: to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally;


      * e.g., " ... I have to psych myself up before every swimming competition "



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    [Verb]  | "psych (out)" 


    [Noun]  | "psyche" 


    1: an immaterial force within a human being thought to give the body life, energy, and power;


      * e.g., " ... disturbing, enigmatic paintings that seem to embody the psyche of this brilliant but troubled artist "



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    2: the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons;


      * e.g., " ... a novel that explores the psyche of a depressed teen "



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     [ "Psychs" ]

    1: A shortened way to say Psychedelics.

      * e.g.,  ... "LSD and Mushrooms are the only psychs I've tried." 

     [ "Psychs" ]

    1: A shortened way to say Psychedelics.

      * e.g.,  ... "LSD and Mushrooms are the only psychs I've tried." 

     [ "psyched" ]

    1: Main Entry: psyched

      * e.g.,  ... I'm soooo psyched about the party. 


     [ "psyched" ]

    2: Variant(s): also psyched /'sIkd/


     [ "psyched" ]

    3: Function: transitive verb


     [ "psyched" ]

    4: Inflected Form(s): psyched;


     [ "psyched" ]

    5: To be excited or pumped up about something.

     [ "Psych" ]

    1: Often believed, by those who don't understand the term's origin, to be spelt (or spelled, for the American audience) 'sike'. Deriving from the word psychology, psych is a term used to indicate that whatever the person speaking just said was done so purely to mess with the listener's mind, to 'psych' them out, if you will.

      * e.g.,  ... "I hate you... PSYCH! you're awesome!" 

     [ "Psyche" ]

    1: To fake someone out. To lead someone on and then to immediately decline an ending.

      * e.g.,  ... You: Yo i was with this hot piece of ass last night. 

     [ "Psyche" ]

    1: A word used when you are just kidding with your friends, and don't mean whatever it was that you just said.

      * e.g.,  ... Derek: You're my best friend! 

     [ "Psyche" ]

    1: The human mind as the central force in thought, emotion, and behavior of an individual.

      * e.g.,  ... I was bulied so many times and that affected my psyche. 

     [ "psyche" ]

    1: Just Kidding or faking out someone

      * e.g.,  ... 1: Are you really lend me that 000 dollars for my grandma's operation?! 

     [ "Psych" ]

    1: To retract your previous statement, in an attempt to fool the person you're talking/chatting to. Also see sike.

      * e.g.,  ... Yeah, I fucked both those model chicks...psych! 

     [ "Psych" ]

    1: A TV show about a guy named Shawn who fakes being a psychic (he has a near perfect memory) to avoid going to jail and ends up working as the Santa Barbara police station psychic. Characters:

      * e.g.,  ... Psych quotes: Shawn: Good morning, detectives. Collecting Money for the Policeman's ball? 


     [ "Psych" ]

    2: Shawn

      * e.g.,  ... Lassie: We don't have balls. 


     [ "Psych" ]

    3: Gus

      * e.g.,  ... Shawn: ... I honestly don't have a response to that. Shawn: Remember, Dad. Treat a woman like a person, then a princess, then a goddess, then a person again. Shawn: Gus, don't be exactly one half of a black forest ham. Shawn: How can you tell someone's a compulsive liar? Well, apart from their pants being on fire. Shawn: Gus, don't be a rabid porcupine. Shawn: Gus, don't be an incorrigible Eskimo pie with a caramel ribbon. 


     [ "Psych" ]

    4: Jules


     [ "Psych" ]

    5: Lassitor (Lassie)

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