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psycho

[sahy-koh] / ˈsaɪ koʊ /


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“Is she right? Is she wrong? Is she psycho? Is she sane? Is she brilliant? Is she all of those things? Or none of them? You can’t pin her down,” Jonas explains.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

The film is part psycho kidnapping horror, part shark thriller and part tribute to Madonna’s “Ray of Light.”

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2025

"Sellin' my soul to a psycho, they say I'm so lucky, better act like you're lucky, honey."

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2024

“No! Bad, psycho governor! No! Sit down! Bad! Stay! Stay away from dogs!”

From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2024

For if Leper was psycho it was the army which had done it to him, and I and all of us were on the brink of the army.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles




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