fragged
adj.— «They didn’t understand that when the Americans said “as fragged” they meant “as planned,” the Indian parallel for “hack” was “time-check” or that the US pilots called “fess up” to own up a mistake.» —“IAF marathon flyers outpace the best” by Rahul Singh in Ambala, Haryana Times of India Aug. 20, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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