schizz out

English

Alternative forms

• schiz out, schitz out

Etymology

From a clipping of schizophrenia. Compare schizo, schizzed, schizzy.

Verb

schizz out (third-person singular simple present schizzes out, present participle schizzing out, simple past and past participle schizzed out)

1. (intransitive, slang) To go mad; to behave irrationally.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:go insane

   • 1977, Cyra McFadden, The Serial: A Year in the Life of Marin County, New York, NY: New American Library, published 1978, page 75:

     It sent Kate really into the pits when she learned from her “friend” Martha, who seemed to get off on laying bad trips on people, that Harvey was now getting it on with Carol. Her first impulse was to call him and let him know that she thought he'd schizzed out completely.

Further reading

• Jonathon Green (2024) “schiz (out) v.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang