/ˈsaɪ.ɒp/
OriginBack-formation from psyops.
- An instance of psyops: a psychological operation, usually of a clandestine sort.
“The psyop wing of Disney’s marketing department is now so hair-raisingly effective that we can only wonder what will become of little girls imprinted so deeply with such cultish brand devotion.”
“If the Swift/Kelce pairing is a government psyop, as conservatives want to believe, the CIA sure knows how to stage damn good football.”
- A psychological operative; a person who participates in psychological operations.
Formspsyops(plural) · psy-op(alternative)