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fritz

  [frits]
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—Verb phraseInformal.
1. fritz out, to become inoperable.
—IdiomInformal.
2. on the fritz, not in working order: Our TV went on the fritz last night.
Origin:
1900–05; of obscure orig.

Fritz

  [frits]
–noun
1. Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a German, esp. a German soldier.
2. a male given name.
Origin:
1910–15; < G; common nickname for Friedrich

Mon⋅dale

  [mon-deyl]
–noun
Walter Frederick (“Fritz”), born 1928, U.S. politician: senator 1965–77; vice president 1977–81.
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fritz   (frĭts)   
n.   Informal
A condition in which something does not work properly: Our television is on the fritz.

[Perhaps from German Fritz, diminutive of the name Friedrich.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

fritz 
in on the fritz "inoperative," 1903, Amer.Eng. slang, of unknown origin. Earliest references suggest a theatrical origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

fritz

see on the blink (fritz).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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