Meanings
nounschizo (plural schizos)
plural schizos · alternative skitzo
- derogatoryoffensiveslangSchizophrenic.
"Lucky for you you aren't in one of our great public hospitals; they put the loonies next to the heroin addicts, and there's so much drug traffic in the wards that the poor schizos end up with bad habits."
1988, Salman Rushdie, chapter IX, in The Satanic Verses, page 558
adjectiveschizo (comparative more schizo, superlative most schizo)
comparative more schizo · superlative most schizo · alternative skitzo
- derogatoryoffensiveslangcrazy, not of sound mind
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA mad or crazy person.
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Origin
- Englishschizophrenia
- Englishschizophrenicclip.
- Englishschizo
Clipping of schizophrenic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish skitso
- skitso(slang) schizophrenic
French schizo
- schizo(slang) schizophrenic
Greek τρελός, ψυχάκιας
- τρελός (trelós)(slang) schizophrenic
- ψυχάκιας (psychákias)(slang) schizophrenic
Italian schizzato, irrequieto
- schizzato(slang) schizophrenic
- irrequieto(slang) schizophrenic
Polish schizol, schizolka
- schizol(slang) schizophrenic
- schizolka(slang) schizophrenic
Portuguese esquizo
- esquizo(slang) schizophrenic
Russian ши́зик
- ши́зик (šízik)(slang) schizophrenic
Swedish schizo
- schizo(slang) schizophrenic
Cite this entry
APA
schizo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schizo
MLA
“schizo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schizo. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “schizo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schizo.
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