A person who comes to the Emergency Room on a regular basis for non-emergent complaints, particularly those relating to chronic pain. Refers to someone who wastes the ER doctor's time and/or tries to get unnecessary narcotics from the doctor.
Harriet is here again, what a frequent flyer. She said in triage,"I have menstrual cramps and ran out of my vicodin again. I hope Dr Smith is here"
by ERDoc2 August 9, 2007
Known to EMTs and paramedics, an individual who calls 911 often for an ambulance. The caller may be a mental patient or one who seeks attention or a ride to the hospital where he/she will acquire free food, air-conditioning in the summer, or pain medications. Occasionally, a frequent flyer is an individual who has a serious ongoing medical problem but doesn't take care of him/herself and frequently becomes ill to the point where 911 must be summoned.
Mrs. Jones is one of our frequent fliers; we've responded to her house at least once a shift for the past two months.
Every call we get from the public phone at Main and Oak Street is from a frequent flyer.
Every call we get from the public phone at Main and Oak Street is from a frequent flyer.
by Artmedic2 April 23, 2010
Dude: Yo man, last time I wasn't high was six months ago
Friend: Nigga, you are definitely a Frequent Flyer
Friend: Nigga, you are definitely a Frequent Flyer
by FrequentFlya October 20, 2011
adj. term indicative of one who habitually consumes mind-altering substances such as pot, LSD, PCP, cocaine, etc.
Man- Randy smoked a half ounce of chronic, dropped 2 tabs of Purple Jesus, burned 3 parsley specials, and snorted an 85% pure eightball all in one night. Dude is totally trippin'- and he parties like this all the time! Hell, he's such a frequent flyer that he doesn't know when to leave the damned airport!!!
by fugitive247 March 20, 2006
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Someone how’s at the hospital a lot.
- can be used derogatorily to accuse a patient of being overdramatic, being a hypochondriac, lying, or drug seeking.
- can be used lightheartedly by staff or the patient to refer to people with severe chronic illnesses.
- can be used rudely to suggest that a chronic illness patient is a burden.
- can be used derogatorily to accuse a patient of being overdramatic, being a hypochondriac, lying, or drug seeking.
- can be used lightheartedly by staff or the patient to refer to people with severe chronic illnesses.
- can be used rudely to suggest that a chronic illness patient is a burden.
My immunocompermised ass: *walking into my biweekly urgent care appointment*
The PA student: “I’m just super nervous to do my first clinical exam by myself.”
The PA: *points at me* “ you can take the frequent flyer. She’s easy and the answer is always antibiotics.”
The PA student: “I’m just super nervous to do my first clinical exam by myself.”
The PA: *points at me* “ you can take the frequent flyer. She’s easy and the answer is always antibiotics.”
by Sacredfart March 20, 2023
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