Meaning of DNF | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Initialism of did not finish.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
2. To fail to finish, as a sporting event or a piece of media.
3. Initialism of did not find.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
4. Initialism of do not follow.
   Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Examples

“While I used to love them, now I keep DNFing superhero movies.”

“He'd DNFed and could have gone home an hour earlier, but he wanted to see me win.”

“Others refuse to ever DNF, slowly slogging through even the worst of books. I fall somewhere in the middle. I'll DNF a book early on if I realize I'm unlikely to enjoy it.”

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