PSYCH! / PSYCHE! / SIKE!

whats the right way to spell this slang term. no matter which way i see it spelled out, it looks wrong

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Psych. Sike's a contrivance and Psyche will lead to confusion.

psych otm.

jesus whiney

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i mean c'mon now son.

i hope you know i mean the rap slang term and not the section of meandering pothead bullshit in your store

how would i know that?

in that case i am pretty sure it's still psych, short for 'psych out.' iirc.

In which case let us refer to a definitive reference:

Ant And Dec - Lets Get Ready to Rumble Lyrics

(Let's get ready ready)
(Let's get ready ready)
(Let's get ready to rumble)
Watch us reck the mic
Watch us reck the mic
Psyche!

its true, but rappers ran with it and they often have their own spelling. I once saw it in URB spelled "sike," i just got it in an email from a publicist spelled "psyche"

yeah internet lyric sites are def definitive resources

in that case i am pretty sure it's still psych, short for 'psych out.' iirc.

― one dis leads to another (ian), Tuesday, March 29, 2011 5:05 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

its true, but rappers ran with it and they often have their own spelling.

― suxv (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, March 29, 2011 1:08 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

rappers have their own spellings for a lot of words..

If you're referring to rap rather than late 60s rock, I withdraw my suggestion. I have no idea. But all three of those also get used for late 60s rock. God, it's like the shock I got when I put on a disc by hot garage act the Artful Dodger expecting it to sound like the Sonics.

ultimately I will accept "psych" and "sike," but never "psyche."

It's meant in the sense of "not really, just kidding"

which rules out "Psych"

in that case i am pretty sure it's still psych, short for 'psych out.' iirc.

― one dis leads to another (ian), Tuesday, March 29, 2011 5:05 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

"psyche" is a two-syllable word

"sike" is funny because it's not a word, but you read it, and then you can hear which word it's supposed to be.

"psyche" is a two-syllable word

― goole, Tuesday, March 29, 2011 5:17 PM (34 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

in that case i am pretty sure it's still psych, short for 'psych out.' iirc.

― one dis leads to another (ian), Tuesday, March 29, 2011 5:05 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

what a great thread idea, Whiney! PSYCH!

^lol

used to be able to get cheap psych records on ebay by searching for "psyche".

"psyche" is a two-syllable word

― goole, Tuesday, March 29, 2011 10:17 AM (1 hour ago)

"psych" or "sike" -- both are acceptable -- kinda like "poseur" and "poser"

This has to be "psych". I hope. I had a friend who spelled it "sike" and it would drive me nuts and I just thought it was because he really can't spell (I'm not a great speller but this kid spelled resume "resumay" etc.)but one of my facebook friends always writes things like "Siked to see you this weekend!" so I guess that spelling is actually a thing but I sort of hate it.

sike started with all those garage rock dudes putting out comps.

like, in the 80's.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psyche_(mythology)

PSYCH.

You start with "sike" and suddenly you're writing "6Ts" and shit, like it saves time or looks cool or something.

It's meant to represent music of or pertaining to the sixties, without suggesting that it originates from that time.

Apparently, there's a similar thing called UK82punk

is this really a "rap slang term"? i just know it from kids saying it on the school bus in like 1989

http://books.google.com/books?id=ozV_Wa_c470C&lpg=PA47&dq=sike&pg=PA47#v=onepage&q=sike&f=false

Back when people needed "dis" Big-Birded to them. My mom says "dis" now.

but one of my facebook friends always writes things like "Siked to see you this weekend!"

But that use of psych/sike is different.

Here's the way it should work:

Psyched to see you this weekend...SIKE!

lol

hahaha

yeah - I thought that was all sorts of confused. I still don't like "sike" though.

I'm cool with whatever, as long as it's in all caps

lol

is this really a "rap slang term"? i just know it from kids saying it on the school bus in like 1989

― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, March 30, 2011 11:38 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

cool, so the kids on your school bus invented this term?

yeah