すっぽかす

• 読み: すっぽかす
• ローマ字: suppokasu
• 発音: /sɯp.po.ka.sɯ/

意味

To stand someone up; to skip; to miss on purpose. To fail to keep an appointment or obligation without warning.

A Group 1 (godan) verb written entirely in hiragana. すっぽかす is distinctly colloquial and implies deliberate neglect — failing to show up for a date (デートをすっぽかす), skipping class (授業をすっぽかす), or ignoring a commitment. It differs from simply forgetting (忘れる) in that すっぽかす carries a connotation of carelessness or intentional avoidance. It is common in informal speech and youth language.

例文

1. 約束をすっぽかされた彼女は、連絡もせず帰ってしまった。
2. 会議をすっぽかして映画を観に行ったことが上司にばれてしまった。
3. アルバイトをすっぽかすのは社会人としてのマナー違反だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: relationships, school, workplace, social obligations

トーン: colloquial, negative

起源と歴史

The etymology is uncertain; it may derive from すっぽり (completely, snugly) combined with a verb root meaning to abandon or miss, suggesting the idea of being completely absent. The word has been in colloquial use since at least the Showa period.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Young to middle-aged

社会的背景: Universal