Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

psych up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: psy-ch up
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To motivate, encourage or mentally (emotionally) prepare.

Transitive verb

Etymology

See psych.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

psychs up (present, singular) psyching up (participle, present) psyched up (participle, past) psyched up (past)

Synonyms

hype up

Questions

What does psych up mean?: To motivate, encourage or mentally (emotionally) prepare.
Where does psych up come from?: See psych.

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