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head over heels
adverb
1
a
: in or as if in a somersault : helter-skelter
b
2
: very much : deeply
head over heels in love
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Serena Pitt and Joe Amabile are still head over heels for one another.
—Chiara Kim, People.com, 1 Dec. 2024
Users on TikTok have fallen head over heels for one dog owner's touching display of love and devotion to her furry best friend.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Despite owner Steve Cohen’s being head over heels in love with Correa, the team’s physicians had the same concerns about how the third baseman’s ankle would hold up over a long-term deal.
—Dan Hayes, The Athletic, 12 July 2024
He got engaged to Brittany Wisniewski and was head over heels in love with her (after he got rejected by Hannah Jiles).
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1694, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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“Head over heels.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20over%20heels. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
head over heels
adverb1
: in or as if in a somersault
fell head over heels down the hill
2
: very much : deeply
head over heels in love
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