すきよけ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
好き避け

Alternative forms

• すきさけ (sukisake)
• (less common) すきざけ (sukizake)

Etymology

From 好(す)き (suki, “like”) + 避(よ)け (yoke, “avoiding, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 避(よ)ける (yokeru, “to avoid”).”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɨkʲijo̞ke̞]

Noun

すきよけ • (sukiyoke) 

1. (slang) avoiding someone because has a crush on them

Usage notes

• The word 好き避け has ambiguous pronunciation, so the options of すきよけ (sukiyoke), すきさけ (sukisake), and すきざけ (sukizake) can all be found.