saiko
n.— «In Japanese, “Saiko” means “the best.” In Korean, however, saiko means the same as the English word “psycho.”» —“Of their own kind: Author for the 20-somethings” by Shin Hae-in Korea Herald (Seoul) Aug. 4, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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