fridge
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.
Other meanings
To chafe or rub.
To place (something) inside a refrigerator to chill; to refrigerate.
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This definition is adapted from “fridge” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.