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What slang term did you learn as a kid that is no longer in use?
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..because the word is 'psyche': "I psyched him out."
I think it's Greek origin, and it's like "psychology".
"Psyche" is a different word to "psych" in English. "Psyche" is a noun, pronounced "sye-kee"; "psych" is a colloquial/casual verb, pronounced "syke".
One's psyche (2 syllables) is one's soul/personality/mind. It's not a verb.
They all come from the Myth of Psyche (also 2 syllables) a princess loved by Cupid and disliked by his mom.
Psyche (mythology) - Wikipedia https://share.google/kjpSB8R9ySQPDwx6k