frag, v. U.S. Mil. slang.
(fræg)
[Abbrev. of fragmentation (grenade).]
To throw a fragmentation grenade at one's superior officer, esp. one who is considered over-zealous in his desire for combat. So ˈfragging vbl. n.
| 1970 Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 9 Dec. 5/4 Another spectacular technique is ‘fragging’. ‘To frag’ is a term meaning to use a fragmentation grenade ‘to cool the ardor of any officer or NCO too eager to make contact with the enemy’. 1971 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 19 May 1/3 There were 209 fragging incidents last year, according to the Army and 34 deaths were listed as probably due to these. 1972 Sat. Rev. 8 Jan. 12/1 Fragging is a macabre ritual of Vietnam in which American enlisted men attempt to murder their superiors. The word comes from the nickname for hand grenades, a weapon popular with enlisted men because the evidence is destroyed with the consummation of the crime. |