frag

American  

[frag] / fræg /

verb (used with object)

fragged, fragging

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

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noun

1. fragmentation grenade.

frag British  

/ fræɡ /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

• fragger noun
• fragging noun

Etymology

Origin of frag

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70; by shortening

Example Sentences

QuakeCon has arrived just in time to frag your wallet.

From The Verge • Aug. 18, 2022

You can also carry smoke grenades and frag grenades, though you’ll rarely be in possession of both at the same time.

From Forbes • Feb. 19, 2015

The aphorism is a frag ment of autobiography.

From Time Magazine Archive

By analyzing the frag ments produced by all three enzymes, Nathans was able to map the SV40 genes.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pauli frag, in Boethii comm. ad Top., ii, 4, 19.

From A Short History of Women's Rights From the Days of Augustus to the Present Time. with Special Reference to England and the United States. Second Edition Revised, With Additions. by Hecker, Eugene Arthur