fritz up

verb

To go on the fritz, to become broken or malfunctioning.

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Meanings

verbfritz up (third-person singular simple present fritzes up, present participle fritzing up, simple past and past participle fritzed up)

present singular third person fritzes up · participle present fritzing up · participle past fritzed up · past fritzed up

  1. idiomaticobsoleteTo go on the fritz, to become broken or malfunctioning.
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APA

fritz up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fritz%20up

MLA

“fritz up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fritz%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fritz up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fritz%20up.

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