fritz
/fɹɪts/
fritz noun: the state of being defective.
Noun (1)
fritz (uncountable)
- The state of being defective.
- A type of processed meat sausage; devon
- Generally, cooked deli products include Devon, Strasbourg sausage, Polish sausage, fritz, cabanossi or cabana, mortadella, and well-cooked roast beef (brown/grey in colour).2000, Peter Cerexhe, John Ashton, Risky Foods, Safer Choices: Avoiding Food Poisoning, page 52
Verb
fritz (third-person singular simple present fritzes, present participle fritzing, simple past and past participle fritzed)
- To go wrong or become defective.
- One clip, of Talking Heads playing “Born Under Punches” in Rome in 1980, is shot largely at groin level, amid sound equipment that is being manipulated for feedback squeals and other effects; it’s like being close to the crooked spine and fritzed nervous system of a body that’s simultaneously...2008 May 18, Virginia Heffernan, “Pixels at an Exhibition”, in New York Times
- My brain was fritzing like an elderly TV set about to die. I hit the side of my head with the heel of my hand. Percussive maintenance. It didn't work.2009, Jaqueline Girdner, Murder, My Deer, page 15
Noun (2) capitalized: Fritz
Fritz (plural Fritzes)
Proper noun capitalized: Fritz
Fritz (plural Fritzes)
- 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!
- You! Fritz! Tell us where the ammunition's kept!
- A diminutive of the male given name Friedrich.
- Uncle Fritz “talked eyes” when he was the most deeply aggrieved; and little Fritz found it most unpleasant to have an American relative addicted to the same bad habit. She came into the room just then and there, and, seeing the two Fritzes in such confidential discussion, would have speedily...1892, Evelyn Raymond, chapter VII, in Mixed Pickles, New York, N.Y.: Thomas Y. Crowell Co. […], →OCLC, page 81
- “Has she any children?” asked the practical Johannes. / “Just one—a nice boy, too. Thirteen. Fritz is his name.” Jakob chuckled. “Just the same as your brother. That’s a good one—there’ll be two Fritzes in one family!”1943, Madeleine Goss, Robert Haven Schauffler, “Black Forest Magic”, in Brahms: The Master, New York, N.Y.: Henry Holt and Company, →OCLC, page 205
- A surname from German.
- The highly anticipated all-American matchup between Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe — marking the first US Open semifinals between two US men in nearly 20 years — will cost you quite a few Honey Deuces to attend.2024 September 6, Jordan Valinsky, “Ticket prices for the all-American men’s matchup at the US Open are surging”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 23 May 2025
fritz meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
fritz in Hindi
- फ्रिट्ज, फ्रिट्ज़, फ़्रिट्ज़
fritz in Marathi
- फ्रिट्झ, फ्रिट्ज, फ्रिटझ
fritz in Urdu
- فرٹز, فریٹز, فرٹج
fritz in Bengali
- ফ্রিটজ, ফ্রিৎজ, ফ্রিট্জ
More languagesFewer languages
- fritz in Telugu
- ఫ్రిట్జ్, ఫ్రిట్జ, ఫ్రిట్జ్కు
- fritz in Malayalam
- ഫ്രിറ്റ്സ്, ഫ്രിറ്റ്സിലേക്ക്, ഫ്രിറ്റ്സിന്
- fritz in Kannada
- ಫ್ರಿಟ್ಜ್, ಫ್ರಿಟ್ಝ್, ಫ್ರಿಟ್ಜ್ನ
- fritz in Punjabi
- ਫ੍ਰਿਟਜ਼, ਫ੍ਰਿੱਟਜ਼, ਫਰਿਤਜ਼
- fritz in Gujarati
- ફ્રિટ્ઝ, ફ્રિટઝ
- fritz in Odia
- ଫ୍ରିଟ୍ଜ୍, ଫ୍ରିଟ୍ଜ
- fritz in Nepali
- फ्रिट्ज, फ्रिटज
Synonyms of fritz
Forms of fritz
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | fritzes |
| present participle | fritzing |
| past participle | fritzed |
| past | fritzed |
| Noun | |
| plural | Fritzes |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Fritzes |
Origin of fritz
Unknown. See on the fritz, which appeared in 1902. Possibly from German name Fritz, or onomatopoeia.
Borrowed from German Fritz, pet form of Friedrich (“Frederick”).
Words formed from fritz
Words that rhyme with fritz
Questions about fritz
- What does fritz mean?
- Fritz means the state of being defective.
- What is fritz in Hindi?
- Fritz in Hindi is फ्रिट्ज, फ्रिट्ज़, फ़्रिट्ज़. See Fritz meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is fritz?
- Fritz can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce fritz?
- Fritz is pronounced /fɹɪts/.
- What is the plural of fritz?
- The plural of fritz is Fritzes.
Words near fritz in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: fritz (page history and authors); Fritz (page history and authors); fritz (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fritz (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fritz (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fritz (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fritz (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fritz (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fritz (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fritz (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fritz (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fritz (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fritz (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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