Dumb generational question

The original reference is probably to the Viet Nam war era. A Frag was short for a "Fragmentation Grenade". "To Frag" someone meant to use a fragmentation grenade on him.

I assume it has a similar meaning in this context...ie "flamer' or something close. The Wiki didn't have anything.

The popular Online Dictionary writes:

tr.v. fragged, frag·ging, frags
To wound or kill (a fellow soldier) by throwing a grenade or similar explosive at the victim: "He got fragged. Blown away" Bobbie Ann Mason.

Hope this helps...

thanks doc, i kinda thought that, but i am one of those people that even though i think that is what it is, a little reassurance goes a long way (in other words a second opinion) every now and then i get these reminders that being in my 20's was a very long time ago

frag = to kill another in a lan/online fps game

fragged = you have been killed in an lan/online fps(mainly) game

fragger = you are a online "killer".. i guess it would be

flamer is something else look here To Flame

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Ok thanks, it was just driving me crazy, i kind of figured it was a gaming thing, i dont play any shoot em up games, just Madden NFL, and i swore i would never be as uninformed and naive like my parents

jmurph1....we're there already, but at least we're trying to keep up.

My boy works in IT...so I feel like an idiot when it comes to computing, but...

when he's sick, I realize how much he doesn't know...LOL, So I guess it all balances out in the end,

and it's all good.

Remember how we used to let them win? Now there's no effort involved....

I know it well from my Quake days, Gibbing is better than fragging, more carnage  especially with a rocket launcher to the head