English

go-show

The situation where a passenger checks in at an airport in the hope of getting an earlier flight than was reserved.

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    Blend of go + no-show?

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    • partEnglishgo “To move through space (especially to or through a place). (May be used of tangible things such as p…”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishgon
        • inheritedOld Englishgān
      • borrowedJapanese碁
        • derivedJapanese囲碁
    • partEnglishno-show “An absence; failure to show up or to make a scheduled appearance, especially at a hotel or a place …”

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