schiz
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of schiz
First recorded in 1950–55; by shortening
Example Sentences
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“Me, I’m bipolar with a little bit of schiz, and I’d be like: ‘Why I can’t be normal?
From Washington Post
Schiz�a, skī-zē′a, n. a genus of ferns, with sporangia ovate, sessile, and arranged in spikes or panicles.
From Project Gutenberg
Oscarsson's sketch of a schiz is easily the festival's finest performance, and the film itself, though too long and sometimes repetitive, is a clinical classic of its type.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Looks like catatonic schiz to me," he said.
From Time Magazine Archive
Schiz�a pusilla, a very small and simple-leaved Fern, drawn nearly of natural size.
From Project Gutenberg
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