fragging

English

Etymology

Present participle of frag, from Clipping of fragmentation grenade, in which those committed fragging during Vietnam War threw fragmentation grenade on their superior officers.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɹæɡɪŋ/
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Noun

fragging (plural fraggings)

  1. (US military slang) The premeditated murder of one's superior officer in a military unit
    • 2004, Martin Torgoff, Can't Find My Way Home […] , Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 175:
      Fraggings—the intentional killings of officers by their own troops—were already occurring.

Descendants
  • → Korean: 프래깅 (peuraeging)

Verb

fragging

  1. present participle and gerund of frag

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