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  • noun A schizophrenic person.
  • adjective Schizophrenic.

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  • noun slang Schizophrenic.

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Examples

  • Though alienists might be alienated by the common use of one of their terms to mean “split personality,” the fact is that schizo is Greek for “split.”

    No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

  • Though alienists might be alienated by the common use of one of their terms to mean “split personality,” the fact is that schizo is Greek for “split.”

    No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

  • Though alienists might be alienated by the common use of one of their terms to mean “split personality,” the fact is that schizo is Greek for “split.”

    No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

  • Though alienists might be alienated by the common use of one of their terms to mean “split personality,” the fact is that schizo is Greek for “split.”

    No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

  • It's called schizo-something but I prefer not to talk about it. dernCricket is where my heart is now.

    Tom's Hardware Forums - all 2010

  • People with many and diverse self identities are typically not "schizo" the often inappropriately applied term for dissociative identity disorder, formerly known as multiple personality disorder.

    Psychology Today - The self is typically a community of selves, not a single monolith William Harryman 2009

  • I think the larger issue is that we twenty-first century humans are kind of schizo with respect to drugs.

    Just Curious | clusterflock 2008

  • This makes for the kind of schizo public monologues most often heard on park benches and street corners.

    Obama McCain: A Man For This Season 2008

  • Conference presenters will address the 'schizo' climate of hype and censorship, focusing on the ethics and aesthetics of digital media environments and (female and male) activities such as blogging, webcamming, chatting, p2p porn, live journals, confession boards, mailing lists and zines.

    Boing Boing: September 18, 2005 - September 24, 2005 Archives 2005

  • This kind of schizo-steamroller behavior seemed more natural for a man, at least to me.

    Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports Patterson, James, 1947- 2007

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