Meaning

1 senses
  1. (informal)The act of unnerving somebody.

Origin

Recorded since 1934 (in sense of "outsmart"); from psych (short for psychology) + out.

Recorded since 1934 (in sense of "outsmart"); from psych (short for psychology) + out.

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Forms

plural: psych outs
Singularpsych out
Pluralpsych outs

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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