psyched
Americanadjective
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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!
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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.
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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
Etymology
Origin of psyched
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
Example Sentences
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Yet he seems genuinely psyched to be talking — talking yet again — about the King, whom he reckons was in something of a bubble by the time he got to Vegas in 1969.
From Los Angeles Times
Ultimately, he couldn’t pass up the opportunity to accomplish something that would have had his childhood self “so psyched,” he said on his podcast.
From Los Angeles Times
We're all so psyched, we go out for ice cream to celebrate like it’s years ago and I’m five, but, man, that ice cream tastes so good.
From Literature
On the second, their voices seem less psyched, like they thought the explosions would be bigger, fly higher.
From Literature
The SNL actor said his hosts were "psyched" he wore a kilt and he "had the best dinner ever".
From BBC
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