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fritz

1

[frits]



Fritz

2

[frits]

noun

  1. Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive.a German, especially a German soldier.

  2. a male given name.

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Sensitive Note

Fritz was a nickname used by Allied soldiers for a German soldier during World War I and II.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fritz1

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; of obscure origin

Origin of fritz2

1910–15; < German; common nickname for Friedrich
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. on the fritz, not in working order.

    Our TV went on the fritz last night.

see on the blink (fritz).
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Example Sentences

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Second seed Fritz won all four of their meetings in 2024, including in the fourth round at Wimbledon and the US Open quarter-finals.

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"I'm really happy, especially as it was not too great of a clay season," said Fritz.

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Fritz did not drop serve once on his way to clinching the ATP 250 title.

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Zverev then saved the only break point of the second set before Fritz pulled away in a dominant tie-break to win a ninth career title and fourth on grass.

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Alexander Zverev joked he is "tired" of playing Taylor Fritz after losing to him in the Stuttgart Open final - marking his fifth straight defeat by the American.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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