ritz

[ rits ]

/ rɪts /

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.

Nearby words

ritualism, ritualist, ritualistic, ritualization, ritualize, ritz, ritz combination principle, ritzy, riv., rivage, rival

Idioms

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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Examples from the Web for ritz

I had the privilege of interviewing Mohammed Assaf before he took the stage at The Ritz.
Gaza to Jersey: A Star is Born|Maysoon Zayid|November 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And Truth Revolt plans to bring active pressure to bear on sponsors and advertisers, as it is doing with Ritz and Sharpton.
Al Sharpton, ‘PoliticsNation’ Advertisers Targeted in New Boycott|David Freedlander|October 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The first Sharpton sponsor the group is targeting is Ritz Crackers, owned by Chicago-based Mondelez International.
Al Sharpton, ‘PoliticsNation’ Advertisers Targeted in New Boycott|David Freedlander|October 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Moments later, Hudson gives the Kaiser yet another gift: a blue teddy bear, which, of course, he got at the Ritz.
Karl Lagerfeld Shows His Paternal Side in Carine Roitfeld Documentary|Isabel Wilkinson|September 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST

“It sounds kind of silly, but I really loved him,” says Ritz, 60.
Yes, Ron Paul Has 4,000 Babies|McKay Coppins, Nina Strochlic|January 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I'd go to the Ritz or the Carlton and order the finest dinner for three that the most experienced chef ever heard of.
The Hosts of the Air|Joseph A. Altsheler
Coffee succeeded—coffee made in the empty vegetable tin, and worthy of Maxim's or the Ritz.
The Pursuit|Frank (Frank Mackenzie) Savile
Lunch with me at the Ritz, and we will see whether the cookery, too, has been adapted to the new tastes.
The Great Prince Shan|E. Phillips Oppenheim
I passed the Ritz Hotel with a tender thought of one who lay sleeping there, and hurried eastwards.
The City in the Clouds|C. Ranger Gull
Then he got the sapphires out of the safe and went over to the Ritz.
The Sleuth of St. James's Square|Melville Davisson Post

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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ritz

noun

verb (used with object)

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