Frag

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frag
Usage: n. v.
Derivation: From Vietnam-era U.S. military slang via the games Doom and Quake

See Also: gib


frag: n. v.

[from Vietnam-era U.S. military slang via the games Doom and Quake]

  1. To kill another player's avatar in a multiuser game. "I hold the office Quake record with 40 frags."
  2. To completely ruin something. "Forget that power supply, the lightning strike fragged it." See also gib.
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Source: frag, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.


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