单词 | frag |
释义 | fragv. U.S. Military slang. To throw a fragmentation grenade at one's superior officer, esp. one who is considered over-zealous in his desire for combat. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge missile [verb (intransitive)] > throw grenades frag1970 society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > mutiny > [verb (intransitive)] > by throwing grenade frag1970 1970 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 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. Derivatives ˈfragging n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > [noun] > throwing of grenades hand-grenading1845 fragging1972 society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > mutiny > [noun] > by throwing grenade fragging1972 1972 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < v.1970 |
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