fritz

1. (UK, offensive) A name used to represent the German people (particularly the German armed forces) as a group.Examples: "But if Fritz is stationed in that patch of woodland, we've got no chance!"; "You! Fritz! Tell us where the ammunition's kept!"; "[…]so Fritz could sleep easily in his trench, so far as mines were concerned; and Fritz, confident in his Herr Professors, altogether neglected any attempt to counter-mine."UKoffensive

1. (Northern US, informal) The state of being defective.Northern-USinformaluncountable

2. (South Australia) A type of processed meat sausage; devonExamples: "Generally, cooked deli products include Devon, Strasbourg sausage, Polish sausage, fritz, cabanossi or cabana, mortadella, and well-cooked roast beef (brown/grey in colour)."AustraliaSouthuncountable

1. (intransitive) To go wrong or become defective.Examples: "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."; "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."intransitive