fragging
English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
fragging (plural fraggings)
- (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 edit
- → Korean: 프래깅 (peuraeging)
Verb edit
fragging
- present participle and gerund of frag