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noun
1.
ostentatious or pretentious display.
verb (used with object)
2.
Slang. to treat with condescension; snub: The star ritzed the reporters and got a bad press.
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Ritz
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3.
put on the ritz, Informal. to live in elegance and luxury, especially to make an ostentatious show of one's wealth: They put on the ritz to impress their guests. Also, put on the Ritz.
Origin:
1925–30; after the sumptuous hotels founded by César Ritz (died 1918), Swiss entrepreneur
1925–30; after the sumptuous hotels founded by César Ritz (died 1918), Swiss entrepreneur
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