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ritz
[ rits ]
/ rɪts /
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noun
ostentatious or pretentious display.
verb (used with object)
Slang. to treat with condescension; snub: The star ritzed the reporters and got a bad press.
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Idioms about ritz
put on the ritz, Informal. to live in elegance and luxury, especially to make an ostentatious show of one's wealth: They put on the ritz to impress their guests.Also put on the Ritz.
Origin of ritz
First recorded in 1925–30; after the sumptuous hotels founded by César Ritz (died 1918), Swiss entrepreneur
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British Dictionary definitions for ritz
ritz
/ (rɪts) /
noun
put on the ritz to assume a superior air or make an ostentatious display
Word Origin for ritz
from the luxury hotels created by the Swiss hotelier César Ritz (1850–1918)
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