1.
being left behind, being abandoned, being excluded
The state of being left behind by others who have moved on. Can refer to physically being left somewhere or figuratively being excluded from a group activity or social trend.
一人だけ置いてけぼりにされた。
I was the only one left behind.
技術の進歩に置いてけぼりにされている気がする。
I feel like I'm being left behind by technological progress.
みんなが先に行ってしまって、弟は置いてけぼりを食らって泣き出した。
Everyone went on ahead, and my little brother started crying because he was left behind.
USAGE:
Most commonly used in the pattern 置いてけぼりにされる (to be left behind) or 置いてけぼりを食らう (to get left behind). The word has a childish, colloquial nuance and conveys a sense of being unfairly excluded or forgotten.
ORIGIN:
Derived from 置いていく (to leave behind) with the suffix ぼり. Also written as 置いてきぼり.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 置いてけぼりにする: to leave someone behind
- 置いてけぼりにされる: to be left behind
- 置いてけぼりを食らう: to get left behind