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fritz

fritz

9.9
An old informal name for a German soldier during wartime
  • noun
  • Slur
translation icon : [insulto ofensivo para alemán]
  • In the old films, the enemy soldiers would commonly be called fritz by the American heroes.

Examples

  • Good morning Fritz from German trenches.

  • During World War II, a soldier from the German army was often referred to as a fritz by the Allied forces.

  • The young boys at the school would sometimes shout, 'Look, it's a fritz!' when a German student arrived.

Synonyms

German
vsfritz
643 1.0

A person from Germany

is an old informal wartime term used for enemy soldiers

Idioms

on the fritz
  • Informal
17 8.9

Not working properly, like a machine or phone

Surface Forms

fritz singular
fritzes plural

Etymology

Fritz was an old informal name for a German person or soldier because Fritz is a common German nickname for Friedrich. That is why in wartime stories people used 'Fritz' to mean a German person.