fragging

English

Etymology

Present participle of frag, from a clipping of fragmentation grenade, because those who committed fragging during the Vietnam War threw fragmentation grenades at their superior officers.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɹæɡɪŋ/

• Audio (General Australian):

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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

Further reading

• fragging on Wikipedia.Wikipedia