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A practice in fiction where a character, often a woman, is killed off or harmed solely to further the development of another character, typically a male protagonist.
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The act of fridging is a common trope in literature where a female character is killed off to further the development of a male character.
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I can't believe they fridged the main character's love interest just to give him a reason for revenge.
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They really pulled a fridging on that character, it was so unnecessary.
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In this story, the author fridged the protagonist's best friend, leaving him to navigate the world alone.