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"etymology_text": "Recorded since 1934 (in sense of \"outsmart\"); from psych (short for psychology) + out.",
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"To outsmart."
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"(transitive, informal) To outsmart."
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"To unnerve."
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"(transitive, informal) To unnerve."
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"etymology_text": "Recorded since 1934 (in sense of \"outsmart\"); from psych (short for psychology) + out.",
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"The act of unnerving somebody."
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"(informal) The act of unnerving somebody."
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