ritzy

[rit-see]

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adjective, ritz·i·er, ritz·i·est. Slang.

swanky; elegant; posh: a ritzy neighborhood; a ritzy hotel.

Origin of ritzy

1915–20, Americanism; see ritz, -y¹

Related formsritz·i·ly, adverbritz·i·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for ritzy

Contemporary Examples

Bob Bashara was a married Rotary Club president who lived in a ritzy Detroit suburb.
A Murder in Detroit’s Sexual Underworld
Steve Miller
October 8, 2014
French is unapologetic: This ritzy canvas merely matches the other Real Housewives canvases.
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Tim Teeman
May 15, 2014
According to police, he had been staying with a friend in a ritzy neighborhood known as Oak Park when he vanished on May 1.
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Christine Pelisek
March 14, 2013
Prosecutors think the secrets of the fallen leader's fortune may be hidden at his ritzy Red Sea hideout.
Hunting Mubarak's Millions
Philip Shenon
April 18, 2011
Expect some tangible proof of this fact in the form of a bonus check or other ritzy rewards.
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Starsky + Cox
April 3, 2011

Historical Examples

You'll be able to run both the bank and that ritzy Mrs. Hamberfield like a charm today.
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Dorothy Wayne

British Dictionary definitions for ritzy

ritzy

adjective ritzier or ritziest

slang luxurious or elegant

Derived Formsritzily, adverbritziness, noun

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Word Origin and History for ritzy

1920, from ritz + -y (2). Related: Ritziness.

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Examples from the Web for ritzy

Contemporary Examples

Bob Bashara was a married Rotary Club president who lived in a ritzy Detroit suburb.

French is unapologetic: This ritzy canvas merely matches the other Real Housewives canvases.

According to police, he had been staying with a friend in a ritzy neighborhood known as Oak Park when he vanished on May 1.

Prosecutors think the secrets of the fallen leader's fortune may be hidden at his ritzy Red Sea hideout.

Expect some tangible proof of this fact in the form of a bonus check or other ritzy rewards.

Historical Examples

You'll be able to run both the bank and that ritzy Mrs. Hamberfield like a charm today.

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Word Origin and History for ritzy

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