psyched

American

[sahykt] / saɪkt /

adjective

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!
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.
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

the simple past tense and past participle of psych.

Etymology

Origin of psyched

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

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The Knicks are psyched about having support on the road.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

"I picked up the hammer, stuck on Frankie goes to Hollywood's Two Tribes, got myself psyched up and went outside."

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Yet he seems genuinely psyched to be talking — talking yet again — about the King, whom he reckons was in something of a bubble by the time he got to Vegas in 1969.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Wilson does so and then is indeed psyched.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2024

So when I hear my name on the PA system being called to the principal’s office, I’m psyched.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

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