DNF
Did Not Finish — you abandoned the book.
Definitions
Stamp of defeat — or self-respect — on a book you couldn't finish. Used as a noun (a DNF), a verb (I DNF'd it) and a Goodreads shelf. Free yourself, life is short.
DNF In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
Borrowed from race results (runners/cyclists who don't cross the finish line are DNF). Reading communities adopted it for books they bailed on.
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