ドタキャン

Japanese

Etymology

Shortening of 土壇場 (dotanba) + キャンセル (kyanseru).

ドタバタ(dotabata)+キャンセル(kyanseru)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ドタキャン [dòtákyáń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [do̞ta̠kʲã̠ɴ]

Noun

ドタキャン or どたキャン • (dotakyan)

(informal) cancellation of an appointment or engagement at the last minute

See also

ノーショー (nōshō)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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