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frag /fræɡ/ noun, verb: a kill in a multiplayer shooter. To frag someone is to take them out.
Classic frag movies, the plays esports crowds still talk about, the slang you hear in voice chat, and how a grim bit of military slang became gaming's favourite word.
Featured frag movie
Ultimate Quake Frag Video - AnnihilatioN HQ
Quake III Arena · SyNcHroToN
A high quality upload of AnnihilatioN, one of the best known Quake III Arena frag movies: a fast montage of rocket, rail and lightning gun frags set to music.
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What is a frag?
In gaming, a frag is a kill, usually in a first-person shooter. Doom and Quake counted frags in deathmatch, so the word stuck, and players still say they fragged someone, went on a fragging spree or watched a frag movie.
The word is older and darker than games. It comes from the fragmentation grenade, and in US military slang from the Vietnam War, fragging meant deliberately attacking a fellow soldier, often a superior officer, with one. Gamers borrowed the word in the 1990s and turned it into something far less serious.
Read the history of fragging- frag noun
- A kill in a multiplayer video game.
- A fragmentation grenade.
- frag verb
- To kill another player in a game.
She fragged the whole squad.
- US military slang: to deliberately kill or wound a fellow soldier or superior officer with an explosive device.
- To kill another player in a game.
- fr4gz leetspeak
- Frags, written the way it would have appeared in a 1990s clan name or IRC channel.
Frag movies and famous plays
All videosArena classics
Quake / UT / Doom-
Quake Live
Quake Live | COOLLER - 60FPS [Frag Movie]
WASD - The Home of Frag Movies
A 60fps frag movie of Anton "Cooller" Singov, one of the most decorated Quake duel players, showing his aim and item control in Quake Live.
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Unreal Tournament 2004
UT2004 Fragmovie: EDGE2 by F51
F51
EDGE2 is an Unreal Tournament 2004 frag movie uploaded by its creator, full of shock rifle combos and lightning gun frags set to music.
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Doom II
What I found by watching a twenty-year-old Doom II deathmatch
Alistair Roche
A video essay that breaks down a two-decade-old Doom II deathmatch recording, explaining the movement, map knowledge and weapon choices behind each frag.
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Counter-Strike
CS 1.6 / CS:GO / CS2-
CS:GO · 2016
MLG Columbus 2016: coldzera vs. Liquid [AWP 4k w/ jump shot]
HLTVorg
Coldzera's AWP four-kill against Team Liquid on Mirage at the MLG Columbus Major, including the jumping double kill that became one of the best known plays in Counter-Strike.
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CS:GO · 2016
ESL One Cologne 2016: Liquid s1mple 1 vs 2 Fnatic Dropping No Scope AWP Double Clutch on de_cache
ESEA
S1mple, playing for Team Liquid, wins a 1v2 against Fnatic on Cache, finishing it with a no-scope AWP shot while dropping off a ledge.
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CS:GO · 2014
The Controversial Olofboost
theScore esports
The story of the olofboost, the Overpass boost Fnatic used against LDLC at DreamHack Winter 2014, and the backlash that led Fnatic to forfeit.
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Modern shooters
Valorant / Apex / CoD / R6-
Valorant
Best VALORANT ACEs in 5 Years
VALORANT Champions Tour
The official VCT channel collects the best aces from five years of professional Valorant: rounds where one player eliminates the entire enemy team.
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Apex Legends
The Most Iconic Plays From Year 4 of ALGS
Apex Legends Global Series
Standout fights, squad wipes and final circle plays from the fourth year of the Apex Legends Global Series, from the official ALGS channel.
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Overwatch
Top 10 Clutch Plays In OWL History
Overwatch Esports
The official Overwatch Esports channel counts down ten of the best clutch plays in Overwatch League history.
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History and documentaries
Lore-
Quake
The Hook That Nobody Escapes: The Story of Thresh
theScore esports
Dennis "Thresh" Fong, often called the first professional esports player, and his 1997 Red Annihilation win, where the prize was John Carmack's Ferrari.
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Quake
RetroAhoy: Quake
Ahoy
Ahoy's documentary on the making and influence of id Software's Quake, covering its technology, design and lasting effect on multiplayer shooters.
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Quake
The History of Quake with Tim Willits
/noclip
Former id Software studio director Tim Willits talks through the history of the Quake series with the documentary team at /noclip.
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Full glossary (32 terms)-
Frag movie
An edited video of a player's or team's best kills, usually cut to music. Frag movies grew out of the Quake and Counter-Strike scenes in the late 1990s and early 2000s and are the ancestors of today's highlight reels.
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Entry frag
The first kill of a round, usually made by the player leading an attack into a bombsite or objective.
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Ace
One player killing all five members of the enemy team in a single round, a term used in Counter-Strike, Valorant and other five-a-side shooters.
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Clutch
Winning a round as the last player alive on your team, often against several opponents. A one versus three clutch is written 1v3.
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Wallbang
Shooting an opponent through a wall, door or other surface that bullets can pass through.
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Rocket jump
Firing a rocket at your feet to launch yourself higher or further than a normal jump, at the cost of some health. A core movement skill in Quake.
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Frequently asked questions
What does frag mean in gaming?
A frag is a kill in a multiplayer game, usually a first-person shooter. To frag someone is to kill them. Games such as Doom and Quake counted frags on the scoreboard, and the word spread from there to almost every shooter.
Where does the word frag come from?
It comes from military slang. A frag is a fragmentation grenade, and during the Vietnam War fragging meant deliberately attacking a fellow soldier, often an officer, with one. Gamers borrowed the word in the 1990s and gave it a much lighter meaning.
What is a frag movie?
A frag movie is an edited video of a player's best kills, usually set to music. They started in the Quake and Counter-Strike communities, where players recorded demo files of their games and cut the highlights together.
Why is it spelt fr4gz?
Fr4gz is frags written in leetspeak, the style of swapping letters for numbers and symbols that grew out of hacker and bulletin board culture and was common in early online gaming. The 4 stands for an A, and the z replaces the plural s.
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