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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

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

From New York Times Apr. 30, 2024

"In the last couple of years the media have had a wonderful fixation on painting me as the psycho serial dater girl," she told the Grammy Museum.

From BBC Oct. 13, 2023

“They go psycho on you, because they’re all psychopaths. They’re arrogant psychopaths with God complexes because our society has moved people to idolize doctors.”

From Seattle Times Jul. 19, 2023

“You get to lie around the house all day while I have to go to psycho survival camp.”

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth

She remembers feeling "upset" and "lonely" after someone shared one of her posts with the caption: "The psychos are at it again."

From BBC Feb. 27, 2023

“We need a few more psychos on this team,” said one player.

From Seattle Times Mar. 17, 2022

Goldberg appeared on "Salon Talks" recently to discuss how she went from becoming an "involuntary expert on psychos" to taking her fights to the Supreme Court.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2019

Actors so convincing as violent psychos go home to minivans and soccer lessons.

From New York Times Dec. 19, 2016

“I want to be as close as possible! Run along its edges so we know exactly where we are! And maybe lose those psychos while we’re at it!”

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner




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