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ほっといてくれ (hottoitekure) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ほっといてくれ

Meanings

1

back off!; leave me alone!

A blunt, informal command telling someone to stop interfering or to go away. Derived from 放っておいてくれ (leave me alone), contracted to ほっといてくれ.

See also: 放っておく · ほっとく

もうほっといてくれ！
Just leave me alone already!
うるさいな、ほっといてくれよ。
Shut up, back off!

Related words

放ほうっておくN2
放っておく is the plain dictionary form meaning 'to leave something alone,' while ほっといてくれ is its blunt, contracted imperative form used to tell someone to back off.

Don't confuse with

ほっとく
放っとく is a casual statement meaning 'to leave it alone,' whereas ほっといてくれ is the imperative command form directed at another person, meaning 'leave me alone!'

Etymology

Contraction of 放っておいてくれ (hōtte oite kure), from 放る (to throw away, to leave alone) + おく (to put, to leave in a state) + くれ (imperative of くれる, give me). The phrase literally means 'leave me alone' and is used as a strong, informal command.