frag

[ frag ]

/ fræg /

U.S. Army and Marine Corps Slang.

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verb (used with object), fragged, frag·ging.

to kill, wound, or assault (especially an unpopular or overzealous superior) with a fragmentation grenade.

noun

fragmentation grenade.

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Origin of frag

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70; by shortening

OTHER WORDS FROM frag

fragger, noun

Words nearby frag

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How to use frag in a sentence

The statement about the campaign of Assurdainani is repeated in frag.
The History of Antiquity, Vol. III (of VI)|Max Duncker
This line is repeated with variations as a sort of refrain, Frag.
Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes|Various
After this Æmilius wrought havoc among the possessions of the Boii and Frag.
Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6)|Cassius Dio
He brought his ships to anchor near the cape called Apollonium, and Frag.
Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6)|Cassius Dio

Fragment, frag′ment, n. a piece broken off: an unfinished portion.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for frag

frag

/ (fræɡ) /

verb frags, fragging or fragged

(tr) US military slang to kill or wound (a fellow soldier or superior officer) deliberately with an explosive device

Derived forms of frag

fragging, noun

Word Origin for frag

C20: short for fragmentation grenade, as used in Vietnam

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