fritz

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see also: Fritz

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /fɹɪts/

Noun

fritz (uncountable)

1. (US, informal) The state of being defective.
2. (Australia, chiefly, South Australia) A type of processed meat sausage; devon
   • 2000, Peter Cerexhe, John Ashton, Risky Foods, Safer Choices: Avoiding Food Poisoning, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=ST7kwU6YsmIC&pg=PA52&dq=%22fritz%22|%22fritzes%22+smallgoods+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7HFYT7_2FKnjmAWphOizCw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22fritz%22|%22fritzes%22%20smallgoods%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 52],

     Generally, cooked deli products include Devon, Strasbourg sausage, Polish sausage, fritz, cabanossi or cabana, mortadella, and well-cooked roast beef (brown/grey in colour).

Verb

fritz (fritzes, present participle fritzing; past and past participle fritzed)

1. (intransitive) To go wrong or become defective.

Related terms

• on the fritz

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Fritz

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /fɹɪts/

Noun

fritz (plural fritzes)

1. (UK, offensive, ethnic slur) A German person, usually male.

Synonyms

• Boche
• jerry
• Kraut
• Hun

Translations

• French: Boche, chleuh, fritz, fridolin
• Italian: crucco, crucca, mangiapatate
• Russian: фриц

Proper noun

1. (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!

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

2. A male given name.

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