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psycho

[sahy-koh] / ˈsaɪ koʊ /


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"I am just looking at her and thinking she could be sweet but a psycho, like that would be brilliant," Rachel told the other traitors.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

After retiring, he didn’t stop feeding into being a basketball sicko — his words — or a full-on basketball psycho — his and his peers’ words.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025

Carmy asks if his mom was psycho as he nervously drums a spoon between his thumb and forefinger.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2023

It’s not a psycho performance, but it is a singular one.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2023

Every so often I would spring a Mrs. Dodds reference on somebody, just to see if I could trip them up, but they would stare at me like I was psycho.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan