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Notes: Or maybe it's a reference to a COMPUTER TERM, what with them being ROBOTS.
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==Notes==
==Notes==
* This is most likely a shortened term for "fragment", as in a bad thing to have happen to your computer's hard drive.
* In military slang, [[wikipedia:fragging|frag]] is a shortened term for "fragment," usually used as a method of murdering a weak member of one's own troop with the titular [[wikipedia:fragmentation grenade|fragmentation grenade]].
* Due to the association fragging has with assassination, frag is often used as another word for just plain killing someone in a video game.  This use of the word was popularized by First Person Shooters such as [[wikipedia:Doom_(video_game)|Doom]].
* This term was made popular as an expletive (which would be deemed inoffensive in the "real world") by DC Comics' [[wikipedia:Lobo_(DC_Comics)|Lobo]].
* This term was made popular as an expletive (which would be deemed inoffensive in the "real world") by DC Comics' [[wikipedia:Lobo_(DC_Comics)|Lobo]].


==See Also==
* [[Slag (slang)]]
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[[Category:Curses]]
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Revision as of 17:54, 13 October 2010

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Frag is a curse used by Transformers.

Notes

  • In military slang, frag is a shortened term for "fragment," usually used as a method of murdering a weak member of one's own troop with the titular fragmentation grenade.
  • Due to the association fragging has with assassination, frag is often used as another word for just plain killing someone in a video game. This use of the word was popularized by First Person Shooters such as Doom.
  • This term was made popular as an expletive (which would be deemed inoffensive in the "real world") by DC Comics' Lobo.

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