Definitions
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- noun US, military, slang The throwing of a
fragmentation grenade at one's superior officer. - verb Present participle of
frag .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Obligatory villain fragging and temple crumbling as they try to escape.
If I had written...Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull wendigomountain 2008
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It's called fragging, which is to attack or assault a fellow solider with a fragmentary device or a grenade.
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Witnesses testified that Martinez spoke about "fragging" -- or intentionally killing an officer -- and had previously threatened Esposito, who disciplined him for a poor job performance.
FOXNews.com foxnewsonline@foxnews.com 2010
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At one level, it is a signal to the army that it should be more sensitive in dealing with charges of "fragging" - soldiers killing superiors.
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"The Army is looking at a number of scenarios, including accidental death, attack by an intruder or infiltrator -- and fragging, which is the killing or wounding of a fellow soldier."
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So the theories are that perhaps somebody intentionally detonated this weapon in what's sometimes called fragging, an intentional effort to kill officers, and in this case, two officers.
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There are two wartime fatalities associated with the 101st, both of them officers killed in that so-called fragging incident in Kuwait.
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During the Vietnam war, enlisted men threw fragmentation grenades at their superiors so frequently that killing within the ranks became known as "fragging."
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Graeme Smith 2012
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Martinez was charged with the killings in an act called fragging, or the murder of a direct superior by a soldier during war.
The Iraq Page 2009
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That's the kind of situation where the practice of "fragging" originated.
Accidental Discharge 2008
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