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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
sudden cancellation
DOTAKYAN
One university was going to celebrate its
30 years commemoration. I recommended a
personality as a main speaker there. She
accepted the proposal, but she cancelled
two days before the celebration day.
Our slang word for that is DOTAKYAN
'sudden last-minute cancellation'.
It's quite frequently used, but very informal.
Do you have any such slang word?
Thank you.
One university was going to celebrate its
30 years commemoration. I recommended a
personality as a main speaker there. She
accepted the proposal, but she cancelled
two days before the celebration day.
Our slang word for that is DOTAKYAN
'sudden last-minute cancellation'.
It's quite frequently used, but very informal.
Do you have any such slang word?
Thank you.
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Hi Anonymous, You are driving me a little crazy here, why do you continue to post your questions in the wrong section? Please put them in the Vocabulary and Idioms section and save us moderators some work. thank you.
- Hi Anonymous, You are driving me a little crazy here, why do you continue to post your questions in the wrong section?
- Please put them in the Vocabulary and Idioms section and save us moderators some work.
- thank you.
- We don't have a single word for last minute cancellations.
- We would say they cancelled at the last minute, or that they let us down at the last minute.
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Hi Anonymous,
You are driving me a little crazy here, why do you continue to post your questions in the wrong section? Please put them in the Vocabulary and Idioms section and save us moderators some work. thank you.
We don't have a single word for last minute cancellations. We would say they cancelled at the last minute, or that they let us down at the last minute.
You are driving me a little crazy here, why do you continue to post your questions in the wrong section? Please put them in the Vocabulary and Idioms section and save us moderators some work. thank you.
We don't have a single word for last minute cancellations. We would say they cancelled at the last minute, or that they let us down at the last minute.
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Hi,
Perhaps you could say 'She bailed out' or, as the shorter phrase is, these days, 'She bailed'?
Clive
Perhaps you could say 'She bailed out' or, as the shorter phrase is, these days, 'She bailed'?
Clive
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You can also say 'she chickened out' if she bailed out for some silly reason or due to stage fear. But this one's informal, don't use it too often.
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Mr P. That should be in my "Double Entendre" thread. 
Anon, We would probably say we were "let down" by this particular pers
Anon, We would probably say we were "let down" by this particular pers
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Hi Tallulah
I have never heard of the expression stood up in this context. Could you write the complete sentence
I have never heard of the expression stood up in this context. Could you write the complete sentence
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Hi,
She blew you out at the last minute?
(Use with care, though.)
This whole topic is deteriorating rapidly! I hesitate even to raise it, but I thought the current slang expression was .... blew you off .... - He blew off the meeting.
She blew you out at the last minute?
(Use with care, though.)
This whole topic is deteriorating rapidly! I hesitate even to raise it, but I thought the current slang expression was .... blew you off .... - He blew off the meeting.
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I wouldn't use the word "deteriorate", here... I find the evolution of the thread quite interesting. 
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