psyop

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   An instance of 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.
2. 2

   A psychological operative

   A psychological operative; a person who participates in psychological operations.

3. 3

   To manipulate or influence someone's thoughts, emotions, or behavior in a surreptitious…

   To manipulate or influence someone's thoughts, emotions, or behavior in a surreptitious or strategic way.

   • "I didn't mean anything. I just wondered about them psyopping her father - if it still bothered her so much."
   • Undeterred by the presence of his most senior military sponsors, this spokesperson for the liberal arts psyopped the eager students of psyops itself;
   • The CIA has been fomenting a civil war between St Kitts and Nevis for years. The Nevis successionists have all been bought and psyopped.

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