首くびったけ

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Meanings

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na-adjective, noun

head over heels in love; madly in love; crazy about

Colloquial expression meaning to be completely infatuated or deeply in love with someone. Often used in the pattern 〜に首ったけ.

彼かれは新あたらしい彼かの女じょに首くびったけだ。
He's head over heels in love with his new girlfriend.
あの二人ふたりはお互たがいに首くびったけらしいよ。

Those two seem to be crazy about each other.

Written forms

首くびったけUsage96%
Most common spelling; uses 首 (neck) with the colloquial geminate ったけ.
首くびっ丈たけUsage4%
Rare variant using 丈; may be encountered in older or stylistic writing.
頸くびっ丈たけ
Rare variant using 頸; 頸 is a less common kanji for 'neck'.

Kanji

首neck, counter for songs and poems
丈length, ten shaku, measure
頸neck, head

Similar words

夢む中ちゅう
夢中 means 'absorbed in' or 'obsessed with' and can apply to hobbies, work, etc., while 首ったけ is specifically about romantic infatuation.
惚ほれる
惚れる is a verb meaning 'to fall in love' or 'to be charmed'; 首ったけ describes the resulting state of being deeply in love.

Etymology

Derived from 首 (くび, 'neck') + ったけ, a colloquial contraction of とだけ or と丈, implying 'up to the neck' or 'completely immersed'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the expression vividly conveys being deeply submerged in love.