| 1. | ostentatious or pretentious display. |
| 2. | Slang. to treat with condescension; snub: The star ritzed the reporters and got a bad press. |
| 3. | put on the ritz, Informal. to live in elegance and luxury, esp. to make an ostentatious show of one's wealth: They put on the ritz to impress their guests. Also, put on the Ritz. |
