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psychos

psychos is the plural of psycho.

Meaning of psycho

Noun (1)

psycho (plural psychos)

  1. (derogatory, slang) A person who is psychotic, psychopathic, or (broadly) otherwise insane.
    • The loony bin up on the hill is full of psychos.
    Synonyms:
    freak, loony, nutcase, wacko
  2. (broadly, 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.

Noun (2)

psycho (uncountable)

  1. (informal) A class, at a college or university, in which psychology is taught.
    • I've got anthro, socio, lunch, and psycho.

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Questions about psychos

What is psychos the plural of?
Psychos is the plural of psycho.

Words near psychos in the dictionary

  1. psychopsids
  2. psychoradiology
  3. psychorheological
  4. psychorheology
  5. psychorubin
  6. psychos
  7. psychoscience
  8. psychosciences
  9. psychoscientific
  10. psychoscope
  11. psychoscopes

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