Slang terms for a physician- list 'em...

[H0mersimps0n]

I'll start, include a little history if you can:

1.) sawbones

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[Dr.Tong]

god

 

[UCSBMed1]

Originally posted by Dr.Tong
god

And you better recognize, foo! 😀

 

[Deuce 007 MD]

Originally posted by H0mersimps0n
I'll start, include a little history if you can:

1.) sawbones

Is that where bones from star trek came from? And that god thing is funny, it reminds me of Alec Baldwin in malice.

 

[BobbyDylanFan]

quack

 

[skypilot]

Leech

 

[skypilot]

Shrink

 

[Meridian]

whitecoat

 

[UCLAMAN]

Your daddy?

Baller?

 

[H0mersimps0n]

Come on, you can do better than that! 😉

There has to be a TON of nicknames/slang for doctors from 19th and 20th century!!!

some more:

1.) Sawbones
2.) Bones
3.) Quack
4.) Professor
5.) Doc
6.) Croaker
7.) Butcher

*Please note, 6 and 7 came from www.thesaurus.com

 

[Medical123]

I have heard nurses refer to certain doctors as being either Major Dumba@@es or Minor Deities!

 

[H0mersimps0n]

🙄

 

[H0mersimps0n]

Last call...

I really could use your help with this guys, thanks a lot!

 

[vivekap2007]

There has to be a TON of nicknames/slang for doctors from 19th and 20th century!!!

some more:

1.) Sawbones
2.) Bones
3.) Quack
4.) Professor
5.) Doc
6.) Croaker
7.) Butcher
8.) Shrink

*Please note, 6 and 7 came from www.thesaurus.com