Psych
Psych is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks and broadcast on USA Network with syndicated reruns on ION Television. The series stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose “heightened observational skills” and impressive eidetic memory allow him to convince people that he solves cases with psychic abilities. The program also stars Dulé Hill as Shawn’s intelligent best friend and reluctant partner Burton “Gus” Guster, as well as Corbin Bernsen as Shawn’s father, Henry, a former officer of the Santa Barbara Police Department.
Psych debuted on Friday, July 7, 2006, immediately following the fifth-season premiere of Monk, and continued to be paired with the series until Monk’s conclusion on December 4, 2009. During the second season, an animated segment titled “The Big Adventures of Little Shawn and Gus” was added to the series. Psych was the highest-rated U.S. basic cable television premiere of 2006. USA Network renewed the series for an eighth season on December 19, 2012, to include eight episodes, and ordered two more episodes on June 25, 2013, bringing the episode order to ten. On February 5, 2014, USA Network confirmed that the eighth season of Psych would be its last, with the series finale airing on March 26, 2014.
The show has developed a cult following, especially in the years since going off air, with fans of the show being called “Psych-O’s”. Psych: The Movie, a two-hour TV movie, aired on USA Network on December 7, 2017. Franks’ hope is to make five more Psych movies, following Psych: The Movie.
Sike (noun)
A gutter or ditch; a small stream that frequently dries up in the summer.
Sike (noun)
A sigh.
Sike (verb)
To sigh or sob.
Sike (interjection)
Indicating that one’s preceding statement was false and that one has successfully fooled (“psyched out”) one’s interlocutor.
Psych (noun)
Psychology or psychiatry.
“a psych class”
Psych (noun)
A psychologist; a psychiatrist.
Psych (adjective)
Psychedelic.
“curtains with psych colors”
“a psych band; a psych album. w|psych-rock|Psych-rock and w|psych-folk|psych-folk music.”
Psych (adjective)
Psychiatric.
Psych (verb)
To put (someone) into a required psychological frame of mind (also psych up).
Psych (verb)
To intimidate (someone) emotionally or using psychology (also psych out).
Psych (verb)
To treat (someone) using psychoanalysis.
Psych (interjection)
Indicating that one’s preceding statement was false and that one has successfully fooled one’s interlocutor. Also sike.
Psych (interjection)
An interjection of surprised happiness. Psych! I just found my missing bracelet!
Sike (noun)
a small stream or rill, typically one that flows through marshy ground and is often dry in summer.
Psych (verb)
mentally prepare (someone) for a testing task or occasion
“we had to psych ourselves up for the race”
Psych (verb)
excited and full of anticipation
“we’ve told him you were coming—he’s really psyched”
Psych (verb)
analyse (something) in psychological terms
“mother had it all psyched out in three minutes”
Psych (verb)
subject (someone) to psychological investigation or psychotherapy
“he’s been psyched to the best of our skill”
Psych (verb)
make a psychic bid.
Psych (noun)
short for psychiatrist or psychologist
Psych (noun)
short for psychiatry or psychology
Psych (noun)
a psychic bid.
Psych (adjective)
short for psychiatric
“a psych course”
“the psych ward”
Psych (adjective)
short for psychedelic
“a rare old psych album”