psyched

[ sahykt ]

adjective

1. 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!

2. 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.

3. 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

1. the simple past tense and past participle of psych ¹.

Word History and Origins

Origin of psyched¹

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

For feminists like me, this is uncomfortable: For one thing, I’m psyched about the prospect of the first female president.

From Slate

They chanted in Swahili while they psyched themselves up on the airport tarmac, as did a second batch of 200 Kenyan officers who landed three weeks later.

From BBC

David Shisel, the chief operating officer of Canada-based company Psyched Wellness, described a laborious and expensive process of getting third parties to sign off on bringing their Amanita muscaria gummies to the U.S.

From Slate

Both Jacquez and Shisel, from Psyched Wellness, stressed that all of their products are highly regulated and safe, but acknowledged that’s not always the case.

From Slate

And then now when I see him we’re just always psyched to see each other.

From Los Angeles Times