frag

[ frag ]

verb (used with object)

, fragged, frag·ging.

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

noun

1. fragmentation grenade.

frag

/ fræɡ /

verb

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

Derived Forms

• ˈfragging, noun

Other Words From

• fragger noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of frag¹

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70; by shortening

Word History and Origins

Origin of frag¹

C20: short for fragmentation grenade , as used in Vietnam

Example Sentences

The statement about the campaign of Assurdainani is repeated in frag.

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This line is repeated with variations as a sort of refrain, Frag.

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After this Æmilius wrought havoc among the possessions of the Boii and Frag.

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He brought his ships to anchor near the cape called Apollonium, and Frag.

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Fragment, frag′ment, n. a piece broken off: an unfinished portion.

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