noun, adverb
Emphatic form of これきり, often used to express finality: 'this is the last time' or 'never again'. Stronger than これきり.
See also: これきり
彼に会うのはこれっきりにしよう。
I'll make this the last time I see him.
これっきりもう来ないでください。
Please don't come again after this.
noun, adverb
only this; just this
Used to emphasize that something is limited to the present amount or instance, often with a sense of finality or insufficiency.
See also: これきり
お金はこれっきりしかない。
I only have this much money.
チャンスはこれっきりだ。
This is the only chance.
これっきり is a more emphatic version of これきり, with a stronger sense of finality.
Derived from これ (this) + きり (only, limit), with a geminated emphatic form これっきり. The exact historical development is uncertain, but it functions as an intensified variant of これきり.