fridge

Meaning

Noun

A refrigerator.

Verb

1. (informal) To place (something) inside a refrigerator to chill; to refrigerate.
2. (slang) To gratuitously kill, disempower, or otherwise remove (a character, usually female) from a narrative, often strictly to hurt another character (usually male) and motivate vengeance.

Verb

1. To chafe or rub (something).
2. (obsolete) To chafe or rub.
3. (obsolete) Synonym of fidge (“to jostle or shake; to fidget, to fig, to frig”)

Synonyms

refrigerator

freezer

icebox

electric refrigerator

cooler

congealer

refridgerator

frig

ice chest

refrigeration compressor

chill box

ice chamber

ice refrigerator

cryogenic storage container

electrical fridge

electrical ice box

electrical freezer

freezing machine

frigidaire

frigidarium

radiator

refrigerating machine

electrical refrigerator

ice box

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɹɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

The noun is a clipping of refrigerator, perhaps influenced by the Frigidaire brand of refrigerators, or frigerator (“(dated) refrigerator”). The spelling is likely influenced by analogy with bridge, ridge, etc. The verb is derived from the noun.
The fandom slang verb sense alludes to the phrase "women in refrigerators" coined by the American comic book writer Gail Simone. Simone was referencing a plot point in Green Lantern (volume 3, issue 54, 1994), in which the Green Lantern's girlfriend is murdered by a villain, and her body placed in a refrigerator for him to find.