by Tyler McBride October 7, 2007
An act of self-harm that is in no way intended to kill the harmee; the sort of attempt to express dissatisfaction with one's life that mental health professionals sometimes refer to as a 'cry for help', for example, Fall Out Boy lead singer Pete Wentz's overdose of the anti-depressant Atavan.
Elton John once committed pseudocide by sticking his head in a gas oven after putting out the pilot light.
by Amanda the Quirky One October 16, 2007
person1: "Hey i heard that chick in your math class killed herself."
person2: "Nah, it was just a pseudocide. The pics are on Myspace."
person2: "Nah, it was just a pseudocide. The pics are on Myspace."
by Powers27 June 4, 2007
"he is so pseudocidal, he didn't even load the gun before fake shooting himself in front of his parents"
by AustinLU March 28, 2009
A term used when a person-usually teenaged-acts out in a somewhat lame suicidal manner to get attention.
by schuyler_15 April 8, 2009
Dramatic exaggerated harmless attempt at suicide, rarely successful, and not meant to actually result in death, but to garner attention.
That crayzee emo patient in room 14 said he wanted to kill himself, his plan was to overdose on 4 tylenol. He's "pseudocidal"
by Nurse Wretched February 7, 2012
by LAblows April 17, 2009