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

Words nearby ritz

ritualist, ritualistic, ritualization, ritualize, ritual murder, ritz, Ritz combination principle, ritzy, riv., rivage, rival

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How to use ritz in a sentence

The head banquet man at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in New York City started serving the concoction as a menu staple in 1938.
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A doorman at the Ritz-Carlton took to serving him carrots on a silver tray.
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I had the privilege of interviewing Mohammed Assaf before he took the stage at The Ritz.
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And Truth Revolt plans to bring active pressure to bear on sponsors and advertisers, as it is doing with Ritz and Sharpton.
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Afterwards we saw you once or twice at tea at the Ritz, and you took off your hat, so you must have remembered then.
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"They said at Ritz's that he was one of the young millionaires, well known already in America," the fat woman reflected aloud.
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The two men had been out to lunch at the Ritz with Violet, and had walked across the Park home.
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The only thing I learnt was that she was staying at the "Ritz."
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I'd go to the Ritz or the Carlton and order the finest dinner for three that the most experienced chef ever heard of.
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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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