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Psycho is a slang word for a person who is either psychopathic or psychotic. The term is often considered offensive or derogatory.

Films

• Psycho (1960 film), directed by Alfred Hitchcock
• Psycho (1998 film), a remake directed by Gus Van Sant
• Psycho II (film), a 1983 sequel to the first film (unrelated to the novel Psycho II)
• Psycho III, a 1986 sequel to the first film
• Psycho IV: The Beginning, a 1990 prequel to the first film
• Psycho (2008 film), a 2008 Kannada language thriller directed by Devadutta (Karnataka, India)
• 24 Hour Psycho, the film slowed to one day in length

Novels

• Psycho (novel), a 1959 novel by Robert Bloch
• Psycho II (novel), a 1982 novel by Bloch
• Psycho House, a 1990 novel by Bloch

Music

• "Psycho", a song by Scooter
• "Psycho", a song by The Sonics
• "Psycho" (song), a song by Puddle of Mudd from their album Famous
• "Psycho Killer", a song by Talking Heads
• Psycho (band), a 1980s band from Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Michael Psycho, a punk musician from Sacramento, California
• "Psycho", a song by System of a Down
• "Psycho Therapy", a song by the Ramones from their album Subterranean Jungle
• "Psycho" a song by 50 Cent from his album Before I Self Destruct

Sports figures

• Stuart Pearce, an English football player and manager nicknamed "Psycho"
• Steve Lyons (baseball), a utility baseball player nicknamed "Psycho"
• Peter Ebdon, English snooker cueist nicknamed "Psycho"
• Tyler Hansbrough, a University of North Carolina basketball player nicknamed Psycho T

Others

• Psycho (company), a Japanese visual novel studio
• Psychiatrist (game), also known as Psycho, a party game
• Psyco, a just-in-time compiler for the Python programming language
• Sgt. Michael "Psycho" Sykes, the main character in the game Crysis Warhead, and a secondary character in Crysis

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Psycho is slang for a person who is either psychopathic or psychotic, both forms of insanity. The term is often considered mildly offensive or derogatory.

Films

• Psycho (1960 film), directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
• Psycho (1998 film), a remake directed by Gus Van Sant.
• Psycho II, a 1983 sequel to the first film (unrelated to the novel Psycho II).
• Psycho III, a 1986 sequel to the first film.
• Psycho IV: The Beginning, a 1990 prequel to the first film.

Literary works

• Psycho (novel), a 1959 novel by Robert Bloch.
• Psycho II (novel), a 1982 novel by Bloch.
• Psycho House

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Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

English

Pronunciation

psy*cho

• IPA: /ˈsaɪkoʊ/, SAMPA: /"saIkoU/
• Rhymes: -aɪkəʊ

Etymology

Prefix psycho-, as an abbreviation for psychotic or psychopath.

Adjective

psycho

1. (colloquial): Psychotic, or otherwise insane.

Translations

• Interlingua: psychotic, psychopathic
• Portuguese: psicótico m., psicopático m.

Noun

psycho (plural psychos)

1. (pejorative, slang) A person who is psychotic or otherwise insane.

   The loony bin up on the hill is full of psychos.

2. (pejorative, 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.

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

• Interlingua: psychopathe, psychotic