Definitions

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  • noun humorous A sycophant, especially one with psychological problems.

Etymologies

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Blend of psycho- and sycophant.

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Examples

  • Obviously a Clinton sycophant (or is it psychophant?)

    Clinton makes popular vote pitch in new ad 2008

  • He will attrack the best and the brightest to work in his administration, not the psychophant cronies Clinton and Bush brought in.

    Polls: Hillary Narrowly Edges Obama In Four States, Huckabee Surging With GOP 2009

  • Fine with that, anyone with half a brain in Venezuela knows full well that the excuse for the constitutional assembly of 1999 in Venezuela was to establish immediate reelection and more than one chavista sycophant (or is that psychophant?) has been suggesting (begging?) that the brand new constitution be already modified.

    02/19/2006 - 02/26/2006 2006

  • Fine with that, anyone with half a brain in Venezuela knows full well that the excuse for the constitutional assembly of 1999 in Venezuela was to establish immediate reelection and more than one chavista sycophant (or is that psychophant?) has been suggesting (begging?) that the brand new constitution be already modified.

    The 2006

  • That would be ditto to Babylonian not the psychophant above.

    Oink, Oink, Skree! | Jewschool 2004

  • Alastair Campbell - former tabloid trash peddler, bully, psychophant and Tony Blair's 'Director of Communications and Strategy', that is to say, chief spin doctor and liar.

    Signs of the Times 2010

  • No reasonable person, party psychophant or not, should see any wisdom or justice in Bruce

    Jamaica - Full Feed 2010

  • Alastair Campbell - former tabloid trash peddler, bully, psychophant and Tony Blair's 'Director of Communications and Strategy', that is to say, chief spin doctor and liar.

    Signs of the Times 2010

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