Deeply, completely, and madly in love or infatuated with someone.
"From the moment they met in Paris, he was head over heels in love."
"She fell head over heels for his quiet wit and kindness."
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Multiple primary words begin with the consonant sound 'H', generating rhythmic oral cadence.
Grounds psychological states or physical commitment in human bodily anatomy ('head, heels').
Originally 14th-century "heels over head" describing a physical cartwheel or somersault. In the 18th century it flipped to "head over heels in love".
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