baritsu

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/bɑːˈɹɪtsuː/

noun

Bartitsu, a martial art, based on jujitsu, popular in late-Victorian England.

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nounbaritsu (uncountable)

alternative Bartitsu

  1. uncountableBartitsu, a martial art, based on jujitsu, popular in late-Victorian England.

    We tottered together upon the brink of the fall. I have some knowledge, however, of baritsu, or the Japanese system of wrestling, which has more than once been very useful to me.

    1903, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Empty House

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Origin

Variant of Bartitsu, used mainly after Conan Doyle (for whom it may have been a misprint).

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APA

baritsu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baritsu

MLA

“baritsu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baritsu. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baritsu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baritsu.

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