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Fragging

//ˈfɹæɡɪŋ// noun, verb, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    The premeditated murder of one's superior officer in a military unit US, slang

    "Fraggings—the intentional killings of officers by their own troops—were already occurring."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of frag form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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.

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