Dictionary

schizo en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈskɪtsoʊ/ (US)
• (Australia) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English schizophrenia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English schizophrenicclip. English schizo Clipping of schizophrenic.

Meanings

1. (derogatory, offensive, slang) crazy, not of sound mind

Forms

schizo en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈskɪtsoʊ/ (US)
• (Australia) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English schizophrenia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English schizophrenicclip. English schizo Clipping of schizophrenic.

Meanings

1. (derogatory, offensive, slang) Schizophrenic.
   • "Lucky for you you aren't in one of our great public hospitals; they put the loonies next to the heroin addicts, and there's so much drug traffic in the wards that the poor schizos end up with bad habits." 1988, Salman Rushdie, chapter IX, in The Satanic Verses, page 558:
2. (colloquial, derogatory, offensive) A mad or crazy person.

Forms

Deriveds

schizo car · schizo pop · schizo whip · schizo ride · Schizogram · schizo-pop

Synonyms

nutbar · nutcase · madcap · nutburger · nutjob · fruit loop · basket case · unconventional · eccentric · psycho · schizo · whacko · head case · whackjob · nut · basket weaver · psychoceramic · fruit cake · space case · wackadoo · madhead · screwball · nutter · lunatic · wacko · weirdo · fruit and nut case · kook · loony tune · space cadet · space pilot · fruitloop · crack · nut ball · crazy · crazyhead · dingbat · crackpot · wingnut · loony · wackadoodle · mental case

Translations (13)

el τρελός ((slang) schizophrenic) · sh шизоје ((slang) schizophrenic) · hy շիզիկ ((slang) schizophrenic) · el ψυχάκιας ((slang) schizophrenic) · fi skitso ((slang) schizophrenic) · it irrequieto ((slang) schizophrenic) · fr schizo ((slang) schizophrenic) · ru ши́зик ((slang) schizophrenic) · it schizzato ((slang) schizophrenic) · pl schizolka ((slang) schizophrenic) · pt esquizo ((slang) schizophrenic) · pl schizol ((slang) schizophrenic) · sv schizo ((slang) schizophrenic)