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

On the one occasion I manage to frag her, she taunts, "Oh, so your gun actually works, then?"

From Time Magazine Archive

From the reference to Gallia Cisalpina in Cinna, frag.

From The Student's Companion to Latin Authors by Middleton, George