schizos
/ˈskɪtsoʊz/
noun
- An informal and often offensive term for a person with schizophrenia.
- The support group educates people on why calling someone a schizo is inappropriate.
- He used the word 'schizo' carelessly, not realizing how insulting it is to people with mental illness.
- The movie portrayed the villain as a dangerous schizo, which many criticized as harmful stereotyping.
- A person who behaves in a very unpredictable or contradictory way (informal, figurative).
- Don't be such a schizo about dinner; just pick a restaurant.
- The company's strategy is like a schizo, constantly switching between two opposite plans.
- My schedule is a total schizo this week — one minute I'm in a meeting, the next I'm at the airport.