noun General Slang

Hasselhoff

· noun · medical

A patient turning up with a bizarre injury and an even more bizarre story to explain it.

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ER shorthand for the patient whose injury comes with a backstory so improbable it has to be true — or at least entertaining. Named after David Hasselhoff, who allegedly turned up at A&E having hit his head on a chandelier while shaving. Coined by London medics and recorded in mid-2000s slang glossaries.

“Triage just sent through a proper Hasselhoff — laceration to the scalp, claims a parrot did it.”
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Hasselhoff In A Sentence

Triage just sent through a proper Hasselhoff — laceration to the scalp, claims a parrot did it.

Origin & Usage

British emergency-medicine slang, traced to a 2006 incident involving the actor David Hasselhoff and a shaving accident with a chandelier.

Variants Hasselhoff sign
Tags #medical#hospital#er#uk#gallows-humour

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What does Hasselhoff mean?

In medical slang, a Hasselhoff is a patient who shows up with a bizarre injury and an even more bizarre story to explain how it happened.

How do you use Hasselhoff in a sentence?

We had a real Hasselhoff in the ER last night — you won't believe how he says it happened.

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