Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
name
A name used to represent the German people (particularly the German armed forces) as a group.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, offensive
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name
A diminutive of the male given name Friedrich.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A surname from German.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A German person, usually male.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, ethnic, offensive, slur
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noun
The state of being defective.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-US, informal, uncountable
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noun
A type of processed meat sausage; devon
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, South, uncountable
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verb
To go wrong or become defective.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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History
Borrowed from German Fritz, pet form of Friedrich (“Frederick”).
Unknown. See on the fritz, which appeared in 1902. Possibly from German name Fritz, or onomatopoeia.
Across languages
38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
