Stood Up
Waiting In Vain
noun
With 待ち you know you're waiting, but what's a ぼうけ? Turns out it's the long version of ボケ which means idiot. Basically, in this case you're a waiting idiot. Why? because you were stood up.
The reading for 待ち comes right from 待つ. You know the drill by now.
待ちぼうけを食う
to be stood up by someone
待ちぼうけを食わす
to stand someone up
待ちぼうけを食らう
to be stood up by someone
今、待ちぼうけ中だよ。 みんな来るのかな？
I'm currently waiting alone. I wonder if everyone will come?
ダマされてたことに気づかず、さびれた駅で三時間も待ちぼうけをしていました。
Without realizing I'd been deceived, I ended up waiting alone at a deserted station for three hours.
待ちぼうけを食らったと思わないように、明日のミーティングが中止になったこと、ミサキさんにもちゃんと教えといてあげてね？
Make sure to let Misaki know that tomorrow's meeting has been canceled so she doesn't feel stood up, okay?