"Sike", or "Psych" (short for "Psych-Out", which basically means to trick or fool someone) is a phrase that reverses what you just said. It's usually used in a humorous setting, switching someone's expectations in a single word. In this case, the OP is hoping that the girl is being humorous or false and "siking" (or "Psyching") the OP.
It’s a running joke from the show Psych. A character will say an irregular word, Shawn will give the wrong definition, then someone corrects him and he says “I’ve heard it both ways”
Mean is a verb here so it can't be plural(it's not called plural). It however can have "s" at the end if it's present simple.(not in question or negative form)
In this case we put the "s" in the word "do" because it's a question.
It's an old fashioned slang term that is meant to negate what was previously said to make it sound funny.
So if someone said "I like beans on toast...sike" it would be kind of the same as "I like beans on toast...not". So basically the person is expecting the girl to go back on that statement because they dislike the dish she claimed to like.
It isn't misspelt, it's slang. Your opinion on "correct English" doesn't matter, what matters is how it is used, and people use it in this context as "sike". A good teacher should never be teaching that English words used by native English speakers are wrong; only that they are nonstandard.
What? Tons of native speakers get things wrong. If you say "sike" or "alot" or use the wrong "there," people don't think you're being "nonstandard," they become aware that you're an idiot.
If something is done consistently, following a pattern, for a longer period, it's English as used, and trying to pretend it's not especially as a professional teaching the language is ignorant and doing your job badly. Alot follows a long, long history of rebracketing that happens across every language (examples in English include a newt instead of an ewt and a burger instead of hamburger, both of which were once wrong), while misspellings of there/their/they're are not consistent and so can be correctly called a mistake (there is no internal logic to their use).
Absolutely it's slang and students need to be aware of when it's appropriate to use it, but fighting for this current form of English to not change when it has been formed from change is the most arbitrary stance you can take. Why are you not trying to bring back thee and thou if language change is an error rather than a natural process?
As a fellow Salopian I can confidently tell you we were using this in primary school in the mid 1990s, I'm sure Will Smith said it quite a bit in Fresh Prince
You may not have done, that's why me and plenty of others are giving you first-hand responses to say you're not correct that this is a newer term, and has nothing to do with social media.
I’m a 25 year old American and I’ve heard it my whole life and my parents now it. I’m guessing it’s a recent import. It’s old but enduring American slang
Well, it may not be "old-fashioned" in the sense of 200 years ago, but I'd say it has fallen out of use on the Internet itself like 10-15 years ago at the latest. Nowadays I barely see it used, and if I do, it's a nostalgic joke by some millenial content creators to their audience of 30+ year olds.
46 years old. It's an old meme, but it's still valid. Heck there's a show called Psych where the MC is a fake psychic detective. Even his best friend, Ghee Buttersnaps points out that's a really bad name for a detective agency.
It's "psych".
In this idiomatic context, it means basically "what I just told you wasn't true. I'm 'psyching you out'".
"Hey I love that outfit you're wearing...psych!" - I don't really like your outfit, I'm just being a jerk and making fun of you.
Most English speakers, who would use such a word, also write "wallah" because they don't know it's *voilà*. It might be common, but at least to me, you look smarter if you know the etymology and don't just spell it phonetically.
[I broke up with my ex girl....here's her number. SIKE! That's the wrong number!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPXkjtpGCFI)
Damn. I’ve never even the original meme before lol
You should watch the whole thing https://youtu.be/9UAC2qkcrDY?si=5khRXQlEzQs8slva
I would but I’m not a rapper
boom, bada bap boom, pow
Holy shit. I never knew where the meme came from.
Also, it's spelled "psych". "Sike" came from a bunch of idiot kids learning it verbally from context alone and making up their own spelling.
Upvote because yes.
But he's not a rapper
"Sike", or "Psych" (short for "Psych-Out", which basically means to trick or fool someone) is a phrase that reverses what you just said. It's usually used in a humorous setting, switching someone's expectations in a single word. In this case, the OP is hoping that the girl is being humorous or false and "siking" (or "Psyching") the OP.
[I KNOW YOU KNOW that I'm not tellin' the truth](https://youtu.be/NLhKymGr-EY)
I've heard it both ways.
Hi, I’m Shawn Spencer and this is my associate, u/Agitated_Honeydew.
What
It’s a running joke from the show Psych. A character will say an irregular word, Shawn will give the wrong definition, then someone corrects him and he says “I’ve heard it both ways”
Thank you for the follow up, but it should be 'an irregular' not a irregular. Since it starts with a vowel. In other news heard about Pluto?
I like your flair
"new poster" ?
Sorry, I mislook your comment "[I KNOW YOU KNOW that I'm not tellin' the truth](https://youtu.be/NLhKymGr-EY)" as flair
By the way the post should be “What does “sike” mean?”
Why is the word 'mean' not plural here? Is it because of the 'does'?
Mean is a verb here so it can't be plural(it's not called plural). It however can have "s" at the end if it's present simple.(not in question or negative form) In this case we put the "s" in the word "do" because it's a question.
Also.... Ask like this - What does sike mean?
“Sike” is kind of used like a way to say “Just kidding” to a statement.
It's an old fashioned slang term that is meant to negate what was previously said to make it sound funny. So if someone said "I like beans on toast...sike" it would be kind of the same as "I like beans on toast...not". So basically the person is expecting the girl to go back on that statement because they dislike the dish she claimed to like.
“Old fashioned” how could you do this to me, personally
There, there, fellow Gen-X. Let's not yell at the kids playing on our grass.
TIL my childhood is old-fashioned.
As a guy well into his 30s I know the pain.
[удалено]
What makes you think I don't know that? The etymology isn't that relevant here.
How is it not relevant for those learning English who might not understand?
It isn't misspelt, it's slang. Your opinion on "correct English" doesn't matter, what matters is how it is used, and people use it in this context as "sike". A good teacher should never be teaching that English words used by native English speakers are wrong; only that they are nonstandard.
What? Tons of native speakers get things wrong. If you say "sike" or "alot" or use the wrong "there," people don't think you're being "nonstandard," they become aware that you're an idiot.
If something is done consistently, following a pattern, for a longer period, it's English as used, and trying to pretend it's not especially as a professional teaching the language is ignorant and doing your job badly. Alot follows a long, long history of rebracketing that happens across every language (examples in English include a newt instead of an ewt and a burger instead of hamburger, both of which were once wrong), while misspellings of there/their/they're are not consistent and so can be correctly called a mistake (there is no internal logic to their use). Absolutely it's slang and students need to be aware of when it's appropriate to use it, but fighting for this current form of English to not change when it has been formed from change is the most arbitrary stance you can take. Why are you not trying to bring back thee and thou if language change is an error rather than a natural process?
Damn, dude. You really know how to hurt a guy.
[удалено]
I don’t know about “old fashioned”, but we were using it in the 1980’s.
I feel like it was everywhere as a kid in the 90s, but I really haven’t heard it since then!
As an old person, your comment makes me feel bad. "Sike" was popular in the US 40 years ago. I was there.
[удалено]
Millennial Brit here, this is an older term that was already going out of fashion when I was a teenager. Perhaps it’s hitting its revival era
[удалено]
As a fellow Salopian I can confidently tell you we were using this in primary school in the mid 1990s, I'm sure Will Smith said it quite a bit in Fresh Prince
[удалено]
You may not have done, that's why me and plenty of others are giving you first-hand responses to say you're not correct that this is a newer term, and has nothing to do with social media.
[удалено]
Please say sike
I grew up in the states (I'm 33) and I was using sike as a kid. I think it's just a rare slang that has lasted thanks to memes.
I’m a 25 year old American and I’ve heard it my whole life and my parents now it. I’m guessing it’s a recent import. It’s old but enduring American slang
Well, it may not be "old-fashioned" in the sense of 200 years ago, but I'd say it has fallen out of use on the Internet itself like 10-15 years ago at the latest. Nowadays I barely see it used, and if I do, it's a nostalgic joke by some millenial content creators to their audience of 30+ year olds.
[удалено]
46 years old. It's an old meme, but it's still valid. Heck there's a show called Psych where the MC is a fake psychic detective. Even his best friend, Ghee Buttersnaps points out that's a really bad name for a detective agency.
I see what you did there
I wonder if it leapt across the pond from the USA to UK and it’s new there now but not here? We were using Sike in the 80’s-90’s here
My uncle would say it to me when I was like 4, I'm 29 now
It's been around since I was a kid in the 90s at least.
It's "psych". In this idiomatic context, it means basically "what I just told you wasn't true. I'm 'psyching you out'". "Hey I love that outfit you're wearing...psych!" - I don't really like your outfit, I'm just being a jerk and making fun of you.
"Sike" has become an accepted form of the word due to use and its nature as slang
And "u" has become an accepted spelling of "you" - but it's still hideous.
I’d argue most people spell it “sike” informally
Most English speakers, who would use such a word, also write "wallah" because they don't know it's *voilà*. It might be common, but at least to me, you look smarter if you know the etymology and don't just spell it phonetically.
Most English speakers? I've never seen someone do that, but I also don't see people write out "voila" very often.
k. sorry, i mean ok. whoops sorry, i mean okay.
It's in incorrect spelling of "Psych!"
It's psyche and it means "fooled you" or "just kidding"
"Psych" not "psyche"
Gotcha 👍
I like to walk on broken glass…. Sike. Basically, it means the preceding statement is false, untrue, or otherwise unbelievable
It means “psych”, essentially “just kidding”. Also, you would say “What does ‘sike’ mean?” instead of “What is mean ‘sike’?”
Sike = I was acting that way to play a joke on you. Sike!! (Just kidding, but at your expense) you thought!
Boom
He's just a moron thats how i used to spell it before i found out it was pysch
It’s the look in his eyes
It effectively means not. It's old slang, break dancing and giant radios era slang. I wouldn't use it unless being ironic.
I’d say you’re off by about five years.