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
(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!
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A male given name.
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Other Word Forms of Fritz
Noun
Singular:
fritzPlural:
fritzesOrigin 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
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From German Fritz, pet form of Friedrich (“Frederick”).
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