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psych out

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

verb psychs out · psyching out · psyched out

  1. informal, transitive To outsmart.
  2. informal, transitive To unnerve.

noun psych outs

  1. informal The act of unnerving somebody.

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"psych out." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/psych%20out. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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psych out. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/psych%20out

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"psych out." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/psych%20out.

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@misc{psych_out_2026,
  title = {psych out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/psych%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}