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

Noun

ドタキャン or どたキャン • (dotakyan

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

See also

References

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