- psych (someone) out
- vbto unnerve, outmanoeuvre or over-whelm. An Americanism which has spread to other areas, psych out origi-nally meant to use psychology to gauge an opponent's weakness.
Contemporary slang . 2014.
psych (someone) out
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psych someone out — tv. to try to figure out what someone is likely to do. □ Don’t try to psych me out. CD The batter tried to psych out the pitcher, but it didn’t work … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
psych someone out — she s trying to psych me out with that demonic stare of hers Syn: intimidate, daunt, browbeat, bully, cow, tyrannize, scare, terrorize, frighten, dishearten, unnerve, subdue; informal bulldoze … Thesaurus of popular words
psych someone out — INTIMIDATE, daunt, browbeat, bully, cow, tyrannize, scare, terrorize, frighten, dishearten, unnerve, subdue; informal bulldoze; N. Amer. informal buffalo. → psych * * * informal intimidate an opponent or rival by appearing confident or aggressive … Useful english dictionary
psych someone out — intimidate an opponent by appearing very confident. → psych … English new terms dictionary
psych out — ˌpsych ˈout [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they psych out he/she/it psychs out present participle psyching out past tense … Useful english dictionary
psych — /saɪk / (say suyk) Colloquial –verb (t) 1. to persuade by the application of psychological knowledge and techniques rather than overtly by argument, especially when leading others to perform better in a race, competition, etc.: the coach psyched… …
psych — [sʌɪk] (also psyche) verb 1》 (usu. psych someone up) informal mentally prepare (someone) for something challenging. ↘(psych someone out) intimidate an opponent by appearing very confident. ↘[as adjective psyched] excited and full of… … English new terms dictionary
psych — informal psych someone out psych oneself up … Thesaurus of popular words
psych-out — noun Date: 1971 an act or an instance of psyching someone out … New Collegiate Dictionary
Psych (season 5) — Psych season 5 The DVD cover of the fifth season of Psych Country of origin United States … Wikipedia
