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置いてきぼりを食う (おいてきぼりをくう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, godan verb (-u)
be left behind ; get left out
Idiomatic expression meaning to be deliberately or carelessly left behind by a group or person. Often used when someone is excluded from an activity or event.
けん
を
言い
え
ず
、
置お
いてきぼり
を
食く
っ
た
気き
分ぶん
だ
。
I couldn't express my opinion in the meeting and felt left out.
Written forms 置お いてきぼりを 食く う
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
おいてきぼりを 食く う
Kana spelling is common in casual writing.
Etymology The phrase combines 置いてきぼり (leaving behind) with 食う (to eat, here meaning to suffer or experience). The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely derives from the idea of 'eating' the experience of being left behind.
