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psyched

[sahykt]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

happily excited; elated.
I’m really psyched that she invited me for her birthday, but I have no idea what to get her.
Wow, you got the part—I’m so psyched for you!
in a state of eager anticipation; looking forward to something.
Fans of the video game are pretty psyched for the new release, due in two weeks.
It was perfect weather and we were psyched to do some great sightseeing.
mentally prepared, especially for something challenging, so as to be in the right frame of mind to do one’s best.
Are you getting psyched to do your taxes?

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of psych.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of psyched¹

First recorded in 1955–60, for an earlier sense; psych ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; psych ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

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And then I’m just psyched that they decided to go with my idea.

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Not only was I excited to see one of my favorite comedians spar with Jean Smart, I was also psyched to see a 40-something woman cast as a daughter, and not a mother.

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You understood the value of your looks, but you didn’t seem super psyched about it.

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They have a bench that was outscored by 48 points in Atlanta, a defense that refused to guard anyone on the 134-point scoring Miami Heat, and a veteran core that nonetheless was psyched out in the usual collapse against Denver.

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“I defy you to crush this chorus and not get psyched,” Vaughn says.

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