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- fritz out, to become inoperable.
- on the fritz, not in working order: Our TV went on the fritz last night.
noun
- Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a German, especially a German soldier.
- a male given name.
noun
- Walter FrederickFritz, born 1928, U.S. politician: senator 1965–77; vice president 1977–81.
noun
- Walter (Frederick). born 1928, US Democratic politician; vice president of the US (1977–81)
German familiar form of masc. proper name Friedrich; as a characteristic name for a German, from 1883, especially in World War I. On the fritz “inoperative” (1903) is American English slang, of unknown origin. Earliest references suggest a theatrical origin.
see on the blink (fritz).