psych out

to get into someone's head and make them nervous

"He kept staring at his opponent, trying to psych him out before the match."

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Nine Vicious LIVE @ Rolling Loud Orlando 2026 [Full Set]

Rolling Loud · 18:02

I just want y'all to psych out.

Joe Rogan Experience #2501 - Marc Andreessen

PowerfulJRE · 68:19

they're trying to psych out their opponents, right?

Oversampling Data (Explained with Audio) - Computerphile

Computerphile · 8:04

to do it linear and I'm going to psych out some of the noise.

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