Definition of fritz
: a state of disorder or disrepair
—used in the phrase on the fritz One day the Internet connection at the house goes on the fritz [=stops working properly], so I go with the laptop to a cafe and ask if it has wireless.— Joel Achenbach
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The first known use of fritz was in 1902
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