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ritz

[ rits ]

noun

  1. ostentatious or pretentious display.


verb (used with object)

  1. Slang. to treat with condescension; snub:

    The star ritzed the reporters and got bad press as a result.

ritz

/ rɪts /

noun

  1. put on the ritz
    put on the ritz to assume a superior air or make an ostentatious display


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ritz1

First recorded in 1925–30; after the Ritz hotels founded by César Ritz (died 1918), Swiss entrepreneur

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ritz1

from the luxury hotels created by the Swiss hotelier César Ritz (1850–1918)

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. put on the ritz, Informal. to live in elegance and luxury, especially to make an ostentatious show of one's wealth: Also put on the Ritz.

    They put on the ritz to impress their guests.

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Example Sentences

The head banquet man at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in New York City started serving the concoction as a menu staple in 1938.

Glow: The Autobiography of Rick JamesRick James David Ritz (Atria Books) Where to begin?

A doorman at the Ritz-Carlton took to serving him carrots on a silver tray.

I had the privilege of interviewing Mohammed Assaf before he took the stage at The Ritz.

And Truth Revolt plans to bring active pressure to bear on sponsors and advertisers, as it is doing with Ritz and Sharpton.

Afterwards we saw you once or twice at tea at the Ritz, and you took off your hat, so you must have remembered then.

"They said at Ritz's that he was one of the young millionaires, well known already in America," the fat woman reflected aloud.

The two men had been out to lunch at the Ritz with Violet, and had walked across the Park home.

The only thing I learnt was that she was staying at the "Ritz."

I'd go to the Ritz or the Carlton and order the finest dinner for three that the most experienced chef ever heard of.

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