frag
Americanverb (used with object)
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of frag
An Americanism dating back to 1965–70; by shortening
Example Sentences
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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
On the one occasion I manage to frag her, she taunts, "Oh, so your gun actually works, then?"
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
Versions of the song had been fragged for being really annoying, really bombastic, really boring, really cheesy, too destabilized, really meatball, really saccharine, too sludgefest, too Dave Matthews swank and too all-fancy razzle-dazzle.
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2010
I was physically tired and mentally fragged, but vocally I felt absolutely at ease.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 18, 2010
Forget that power supply, the lightning strike fragged it.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
Just ask the mail-delivery guys who wait in line while she finishes fragging her opponents.
From Time Magazine Archive
The language has also taken its revenge at home, from the Vietspeak of "fragging" and "pacification" to the home-brewed jargon of "pigs" and "fascist conspiracies."
From Time Magazine Archive
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