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Oct 1, 2018 09:12
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English term

Hotent

English to Danish Other Idioms / Maxims / Sayings New word - leisure - call for opinion
In the scandinavian scouting & guiding world, we have created a concept called 'Hotelt' ... it is basically Hotel in a tent (= telt). We have used the concept for large international scout camps, basically to house visitors or helpers in more comfort than an old fashioned scout tent can offer.
Now then. I have written an international presentation (an English and a French version). As 'telt' has no meaning in any of those languages, I created an analogue: HOTENT. I thought that meaningful.
I now hear that the word 'hotent' is a slang word (Australia??) for a brothel. I can see the it thinking 'hore house -> hore tent'.
In a European context, the word is acknowledged, there is even an EU architectural project of that name.

So is the word 'HOTENT' a no-go in such respectable context as a scout camp?
Is there evidence of the brothel-like meaning of the term??
References
Online slang dictionaries
Hotelt 2017 - Sct. Georgs Gilderne i Danmark

Discussion

Christine Andersen Oct 2, 2018:
Another time, you could try in the English to English (i.e. monolingual) KudoZ option. You would be sure to get some expert feedback and comments!
Susanne Hemdorff Oct 1, 2018:
Comfitent Could "comfitent" or something along those lines be used?
Birthe Omark (asker) Oct 1, 2018:
not urgent Hi Susanne. That is kind of you ... but I posted it also in the Australian forum, and got an immediate and now also ample response.
The word is a no go there is enough evidence that it is rude.
Susanne Hemdorff Oct 1, 2018:
I could ask a relation in New Zealand - but probably won't get a reply till tomorrow - should I do that?
Birthe Omark (asker) Oct 1, 2018:
@ Susanne Thank you again for your comment. I absolutely agree with you, and I have 'tried' it with a couple of other scouts & translators, who so far are of the same opinion. Unfortunately, it's a hard one to kill :-)

Reference comments

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Reference:

Online slang dictionaries

I searched The Online Slang Dictionary and Urban Dictionary - neither of them has the word hotent.

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Note added at 58 mins (2018-10-01 10:11:17 GMT)
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I know, Birthe - just thought that if the word doesn't exist in neither of the two dictionaries, the not-so-respectable us of it might not be that well-known?
Note from asker:
thank you Susanne. I have been there. I was just wondering if I should post it differently, as I am not really asking for a translation but for an evaluation of the term. Mvh Birthe
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Reference:

Hotelt 2017 - Sct. Georgs Gilderne i Danmark

Mere om projekt HOTELT - Sct. Georgs Gilderne i Danmark
sct-georg.dk/sct-georgs-gilderne-laver-hotelt-projekt/
Sct. Georgs Gilderne laver HOTELT-projekt. af Peter Buhl Sønderjyllands Distrikt. Til sommer, 22.–30. juli 2017, løber Spejdernes Lejr 2017 af stablen i ...

Sct. Georgs Gilderne i Danmark: Start
sct-georg.dk/
Sct. Georgs Gilderne i Danmark arbejder med personlig udvikling og ... På Spejdernes Lejr 2017 kunne man leje sig ind i et HOTELT hos Sct. Georgs Gilderne.

Spejdere fik telte | Horsens | hsfo.dk
https://hsfo.dk/horsens/Spejdere-fik-telte/artikel/160125
19 mar. 2018 - ... i Sct. Georg Gildernes spejderhytte Kulla i Hansted Skov i håb om at vinde ... Der skulle findes en aftager til et Hotelt fra spejdernes lejr 2017, ...

Sct. Georgs Gilderne tager også på Spejdernes Lejr | Sønderborg | jv.dk
https://www.jv.dk/soenderborg/Sct-Georgs-Gilderne.../2523048
15 jul. 2017 - Gilderne udlejer teltkabiner og kalder derfor deres base for Hotelt. ... 25. juli fra 14 til 16 stambordsdebat i Sct. Georgs Gildernes samlingstelt.

Nyt telt til spejderne | Østbirk Avis - din lokale avis i det østjyske
www.oestbirk-avis.dk/nyt-telt-til-spejderne
Teltet er et overkskudstelt fra Spejdernes Lejr 2017, hvor Sct. Georgs Gilderne havde opstillet et hotel af telte. Oprindelig var der kun et telt til uddeling, men da 6 ...

Hotelt 2017 - Sct. Georgs Gilderne i Danmark
sct-georg.dk/hotelt-2017/
På Spejdernes Lejr 2017 i Sønderborg havde Sct. Georgs Gilderne i Danmark ... opstiller telte, som man kan leje sig ind i – præcis som man kender fra hoteller.


Hotelt 2017 - Sct. Georgs Gilderne i Danmark
sct-georg.dk/hotelt-2017/
På Spejdernes Lejr 2017 i Sønderborg havde Sct. Georgs Gilderne i Danmark et godt tilbud til jobberne: Lej dig ind i HOTELT. “Jobbere” var hjælpere, som ikke ...

Spejdere sover svævende på landslejr | Hedensted | hsfo.dk
https://hsfo.dk/hedensted/Spejdere-sover-svaevende-paa.../12...
Jul 26, 2017 - Med støtte fra Hedensted Kommune har de lokale spejdere mulighed ... Der er i alt 12 flyvende telte, så hotellet har plads til 36 "gæster", og de ...
Note from asker:
Hi Andres-Larsen. Thank you for your many hits about the HOTELT project. I am afraid that I have posted the query incorrectly - and found another home for it in the Australian forum section. I needed the term 'Hotent' to be checked as a valid 'anglification' of 'Hotelt' - the project you have described so correctly. I will ask the organisers to withdraw the posting and thank you for your interest.
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