: 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.—
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And with her relationship with Nick on the fritz at the end of the first season, there is a lot to explore.
—Rosemary Rossi, Variety, 31 May 2025
Voters may continue to toggle back and forth between the two parties like someone trying to get a computer on the fritz to reset.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 23 May 2025
The sheer uncertainty of what’s to come has put markets on the fritz and sent soft data (like consumer sentiment surveys) sounding alarms.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
Don’t miss, for instance, a food replicator on the fritz, where holographic tea will consistently fail to properly materialize.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
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Rosemary Rossi, Variety, 31 May 2025
Voters may continue to toggle back and forth between the two parties like someone trying to get a computer on the fritz to reset.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 23 May 2025
The sheer uncertainty of what’s to come has put markets on the fritz and sent soft data (like consumer sentiment surveys) sounding alarms.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
Don’t miss, for instance, a food replicator on the fritz, where holographic tea will consistently fail to properly materialize.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fritz
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“Fritz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fritz. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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