Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
ドタキャンプレミアム
English translation:
Last-minute cancellation charge
Added to glossary by
nhalenguyenanh
Dec 8, 2018 04:23
5 yrs ago
Japanese term
Native in: Japanese (Variant: Standard-Japan) 
, English (Variant: British)
Works in: English to Japanese, Chinese to English
ドタキャンプレミアム
Japanese to English
Other
Advertising / Public Relations
Commercial
I am translating a commercial into English and I have come across this pseudo-Anglicism. I know that ドタキャン means "to blow someone off", but the whole phrase just does not make any sense to me. Can anybody help me?
Thank you so much in advance!
Thank you so much in advance!
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Vu Hong Nhung
Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam
Qualified translator and interpreter
Native in: Vietnamese
Works in: English to Vietnamese, Vietnamese to English
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Last-minute cancellation charge
"Dotakyan" is a Japanese slang where two Japanese are united, originally the words “last minute” and “cancel”. Originally, this term was a jargon used among the entertainment industry and the travel industry, but it has come to be used commonly (especially among young people) since around 1990.
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Wai Ching Yuki Lam
Canada
Canada
Canada
MA in Translating. EN/CN/JP
Native in: Chinese (Variants: Simplified, Mandarin, Traditional, Cantonese)
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English, Chinese, and 3 more.
Extra fee for sudden cancellation
It would depends on the complete context, however, I have come across a few times that Japanese tends to use the word プレミアム (Premium) as an extra fee on top of the original fee. I therefore would presume the term to means (having to paid) an extra cost for sudden/late cancellation.
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Yuki Okada
Canada
Canada
Native in Japanese
Works in field
Canada
Engineering translator
Native in: Japanese 
Works in: English to Japanese, Japanese to English
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last-minute cancellation fee
ドタキャンは土壇場でのキャンセルの略です。Premiumはこの場合合いませんが、キャンセル料金のことでしょう。
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Akihiko Takeda
United States
United States
Native in Japanese
United States
Automotive, Machinery, Automation, Robot
Native in: Japanese
Works in: English to Japanese, Japanese to English
last-moment cancellation premium charge
Although my target term is a lengthy one (5 words), it should be translated more precisely because the source term consists of shorten term (ドタキャン：土壇場のキャンセル) and omitted term (charge). The reason for "last-moment" rather than "last-minute" is emphasizing more emergency.
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