schiz

plural schizes · alternative schitz · alternative schizz · alternative shitz · alternative skitz · alternative skiz

1. slangAn insane person.

   At "The White Visitation" there's a long-time schiz, you know, who believes that he is World War II.

   1973, Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow, 1st US edition, New York: Viking Press, →ISBN, part 1: Beyond the Zero, page 131

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   "Who's he?" ¶ "Anthony Pervis, my pimp. Everyone calls him—" ¶ "Cadillac, right? I know him. He's a schizz." ¶ "Yeah, and he's the one who's been killing all these people with laced junk. I just found one of my friends...dead. Just now. I saw him give her the smack."

   1982, Philip Straker, Night Bait, New York, N.Y.: Zebra Books, →ISBN, page 104

   His voice had taken a decidedly menacing tone. Manics could do damage when they got worked up. As bad as paranoid schizes. It was obvious that the power of persuasion wasn't going to do the trick.

   1986, Jonathan Kellerman, Blood Test, New York, N.Y.: Signet Books, published 1987, page 23

   As they entered the room, they saw him, head resting on the makeup table, arms dangling like a real skitz.

   1991, Bruce Wagner, Force Majeure, New York, N.Y.: Random House, →ISBN, page 351

   Synonyms: schizo, basket case, basket weaver, crack, crackpot, crazy, crazyhead, dingbat

comparative more schiz · superlative most schiz · alternative schitz · alternative schizz · alternative shitz · alternative skitz · alternative skiz

1. slangCrazy, insane.

   to go schiz

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   "Why didn't you say something? Don't you know some people go totally schitz their first time out?"

   1991, Jane S[uzanne] Fancher, Groundties, New York, N.Y.: Warner Books, →ISBN, pages 150–151

   From dere, I must admit, he went a little schitz on me, running all over.

   2008, Hag Hughes, Prank!: Taking the Joke Just a Little Too Far, Brighton, East Sussex: Pen Press Publishers Ltd, →ISBN, page 202

   Synonyms: schizzy, 5150, bananas, barking, barking mad, fey, buggish, buggy

2. slanghuman sciencesInvolving or pertaining to schizophrenia (in the medical sense); schizophrenic.

   a schiz patient

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   Taggart, and Chusid are goin' up to the schiz ward. Grein is being released on her own, pending she stays on her meds.

   1997, Matthew Hall, The Art of Breaking Glass, Boston, M.A. […]: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 18

   "Kolla," Simon said. "She's really good. She counsels for us. You're having a little schiz break," he said.

   1998, Steven Barnes, Iron Shadows, New York, N.Y.: Tor Books, →ISBN, page 207

   Go into the doctor's office. He gives you schiz meds, you take them and the doctor and his office disappear.

   2020 October 10, u/Tactical_Salt, “That's a big big win”, in Reddit, r/dankmemes, archived from the original on 20 Jan 2024

3. broadlyslanguncommonOf a situation: odd, bizarre.

   This all sounds a little schiz to me.

present singular third person schizs · participle present schizing · participle past schized · past schized · alternative schitz · alternative schizz · alternative shitz · alternative skitz · alternative skiz

1. intransitiveslangTo act in an erratic and unpredictable manner; to go insane; to exhibit symptoms of schizophrenia.

   Whoa, don't schiz out on me.

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   So maybe I'm seeing them, not as they are right now, but as they will be when they die. Or maybe I'm just skitzing out. But it sure doesn't have the symptoms of any psychosis I've ever read or heard about.

   1988 February, Rory Harper, “Triage”, in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, volume 74, number 2, Cornwall, C.T.: Mercury Press, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 43

   "Is your computer schizing out on you?" Anika asked, apparently having the same problem with hers.

   1989, Michael A[ustin] Stackpole, Lethal Heritage, Chicago, I.L.: FASA Corporation, →ISBN, page 115

   "Why you skitzing, girl? And what's up with that raggedy hooptie?" He regarded the Goose with scorn. "Guess you don't need no ice and no billie."

   2006, Beth Killian, The 310: Everything She Wants, New York, N.Y.: Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 114

   "Sounds like a belladonna flashback," Yolanda concluded after giving Erik a close eyeballing. "Or maybe Gomara really is schizing. Whatever it is, wish I had a camcorder."

   2008, Yxta Maya Murray, The King's Gold: An Old World Novel of Adventure, New York, N.Y.: Harper, →ISBN, page 281

   Call me Gunshot Mike or Mr Skeng / Check one-two, man skitzed again

   2017 February 24, “Mr Skeng” (track 7), in Gang Signs & Prayer, performed by Stormzy

   Synonyms: trip, tweak, flip one's wig, flip out, freak out, get one's freak on, go ballistic, go bananas