Fritz
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /fɹɪts/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fritz is a noun meaning (Northern US, informal) The state of being defective.
Meaning
(Northern US, informal) The state of being defective.
More Meanings
- (South Australia) A type of processed meat sausage; devon
- (intransitive) To go wrong or become defective.
Example Sentences
My brain was fritzing like an elderly TV set about to die. I hit the side of my head with the heel of my hand. Percussive maintenance. It didn't work.
Generally, cooked deli products include Devon, Strasbourg sausage, Polish sausage, fritz, cabanossi or cabana, mortadella, and well-cooked roast beef (brown/grey in colour).
One clip, of Talking Heads playing “Born Under Punches” in Rome in 1980, is shot largely at groin level, amid sound equipment that is being manipulated for feedback squeals and other effects; it’s like being close to the crooked spine and fritzed nervous system of a body that’s simultaneously pushing its sex appeal.
Word Forms
- fritzes
- fritzing
- fritzed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include long, outage, screw-up, blackout, lowlife, frits.
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