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General Slang
NFN
· abbreviation · medical
Normal For Norfolk — UK doctors' code for an unusual or inbred-looking patient.
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Initialism scrawled in UK hospital notes meaning 'Normal For Norfolk' — a sly dig suggesting the patient's odd presentation, dim wit or unfortunate features are just par for the course in rural Norfolk. Classic British medical slang built on the lazy stereotype that the county is full of inbreeding. Doctors love it because it looks clinical on a chart but everyone in the know reads it as an insult. Use it on actual notes today and you'll catch a GMC complaint.
“He wrote NFN in the margin and the registrar nearly choked laughing.”
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NFN In A Sentence
He wrote NFN in the margin and the registrar nearly choked laughing.
Origin & Usage
UK medical slang, late 20th century. Plays on long-running jokes about Norfolk being remote and inbred.
Variants
N.F.N.
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