Fritz Definition

frĭts
noun
A condition in which something does not work properly.
Our television is on the fritz.
American Heritage
A broken or nonfunctioning state.
Webster's New World

(Australia, chiefly South Australia) A type of processed meat sausage; devon.

Wiktionary

(UK, offensive) A German person (used in a nominal sense).

You! Fritz! Tell us where the ammunition's kept!
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verb

(intransitive) To go wrong or become defective.

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pronoun

(UK, offensive) A name used to represent the German people (particularly the German armed forces) as a group.

But if Fritz is stationed in that patch of woodland, we've got no chance!
Wiktionary
A male given name.
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Other Word Forms of Fritz

Noun

Singular:
fritz
Plural:
fritzes

Origin of Fritz

  • Unknown. See on the fritz, which appeared in 1902. Possibly from German name Fritz, or onomatopoeia.

    From Wiktionary

  • Perhaps from German Fritz diminutive of the name Friedrich

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From German Fritz, pet form of Friedrich (“Frederick”).

    From Wiktionary

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