待ちぼうけ
まちぼうけ
Also written まちぼけ, 待ち惚け, 待ちぼけ
Meanings
- Noun waiting in vain
Kanji
- 待 wait. Read as まち.
Example sentences
- ジムは映画に行く約束をしたガールフレンドに待ちぼうけをくわされ、雨の中を一時間も待たされて頭にきている。
Jim's angry because his date for the movie stood him up and he wasted an hour waiting for her in the rain.
Words containing 待ちぼうけ
- 待ちぼうけを食う (まちぼうけをくう) to go on waiting only to be disappointed