fritz

[ frits ]

/ frɪts /

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Verb Phrases

fritz out, Informal. to become inoperable.

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Idioms about fritz

on the fritz, Informal. not in working order: Our TV went on the fritz last night.

Origin of fritz

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; of obscure origin

Words nearby fritz

fritillary, frittata, fritter, fritter away, fritto misto, fritz, Friuli, Friulian, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, frivol, frivolity

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Fritz

[ frits ]

/ frɪts /

noun

Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a German, especially a German soldier.

a male given name.

Origin of Fritz

1910–15; <German; common nickname for Friedrich

usage note for Fritz

Fritz was a nickname used by Allied soldiers for a German soldier during World War I and II.

How to use fritz in a sentence

Mondale — who went by the nickname “Fritz” — was a pillar of Minnesota Democratic politics for a generation, and came to national prominence in 1976 when then-Georgia Governor Carter selected Mondale as his running mate.
Walter Mondale, Former Vice President and History-Making Presidential Candidate, Dies at 93|Madeleine Carlisle|April 20, 2021|Time
Fritz’s PhD allows him to do the math himself, he assures you, but he passes along a formula that he derived from Excel.
How people who should know better abuse math to bolster the ‘election fraud’ lie|Philip Bump|April 12, 2021|Washington Post
The third is that, even without a PhD, you see a problem with Fritz’s analysis.
How people who should know better abuse math to bolster the ‘election fraud’ lie|Philip Bump|April 12, 2021|Washington Post
Michael immediately saw how to incorporate it into the K-theory that he and Fritz had developed, and he quickly had the statement of the general index theorem in hand.
Isadore Singer Transcended Mathematical Boundaries|Daniel S. Freed|March 4, 2021|Quanta Magazine

Though that can generate huge waves offshore, it doesn’t do too much in terms of raising sea level far away from the coast, says Fritz.
Why is Hurricane Laura so frightening? Two words: storm surge|cleaf2013|August 26, 2020|Fortune
Hitchcock also met Fritz Lang, who was later to work in Hollywood.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And then she tasted the Fritz Briem Berliner Weisse 1809, and everything changed.
Wine Snobs, There’s a Beer for You|Jordan Salcito|April 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I ordered the same beer she had, and for the next two hours, we drank this refreshing brew: Fritz Briem Berliner Weisse “1809.”
Wine Snobs, There’s a Beer for You|Jordan Salcito|April 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In a comic moment, one man suffered a brain fritz and said he had read something about the defendant being “related to Obama.”
9/11 Manhattan Murder Is No Mystery Thanks to Bin Laden Kin Trial|Michael Daly|March 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
McMahon, who succeeds Fritz Winans, was the former CEO of St. John.
Jay Z Speaks Up About Barneys|The Fashion Beast Team|October 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Balsamo waited until Fritz returned, when he went back to the private inner house, fastening all the doors.
Balsamo, The Magician|Alexander Dumas
Fritz is lodged there; has a magnificent bed: poor young fellow, he alone now makes the business of any meaning to us.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. VII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
We would see Fritz disappear round a traverse and we simply could not stand still and let him go, or let the other fellow get him.
Private Peat|Harold R. Peat
He arrests, punishes and banishes, where there is trace of cooperation or connection with Deserter Fritz and his schemes.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. VII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
In certain sordid times, even a "Failure of a Fritz" is better than some Successes that are going.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. III. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle

Other Idioms and Phrases with fritz

fritz

see on the blink (fritz).