~っぱなし (left in a state)

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The suffix ~っぱなし / ~っ放し attached to a verb's masu-stem, meaning 'left in the state of having done X' — usually with a negative connotation of neglect or carelessness. つけっぱなし ('left on'), 開けっぱなし ('left open'), 出しっぱなし ('left out'), 鳴りっぱなし ('left ringing'). The hiragana form is more common in casual writing; the mixed-script form is common in stylized text.

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