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Definition of on the fritz
on the fritz
adjective
- broken or not functioning properly.
My car is on the fritz again.
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Last edited on Apr 09 1998. Submitted by Jeanine Dickinson from Elmira, NY, USA on Apr 09 1998.
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Other terms relating to 'broken': | |
Definitions include: Messed up, broken, crazy. | |
Definitions include: broken. | |
Definitions include: to ruin writable optical media via a write ("burn") attempt which fails. | |
Definitions include: disturbing. | |
Definitions include: to break, to fail. | |
Definitions include: not properly aligned. | |
Definitions include: buttocks. | |
Definitions include: extremely ugly. | |
Definitions include: very inappropriate. | |
Definitions include: high-grade marijuana. | |
Definitions include: having one or more bugs; "buggy". | |
Definitions include: to lie to. | |
Definitions include: to break or ruin. | |
Definitions include: to cause a mechanism to stop functioning, or function more slowly. | |
Definitions include: in an update or sequel to a video game, to make a weapon weak or weaker, such that it's like a Nerf gun. | |
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Other terms relating to 'on': | |
Definitions include: seemingly accidental but with a secret motive. | |
Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner. | |
Definitions include: See on (one's) plate. | |
Definitions include: useless. | |
Definitions include: absolutely futile; pointless, worthless, inept or absurd; good-for-nothing or idiotic. | |
Definitions include: doing better after an unfavorable event. | |
Definitions include: returned to one's meth or crack addiction. | |
Definitions include: to insult for fun; "make fun of". | |
Definitions include: to leave (a relationship) or abandon. | |
Definitions include: to attempt to attract verbally; "hit on". | |
Definitions include: to test something before it is released or presented. | |
Definitions include: See barge in. | |
Definitions include: used to describe a person that is angry and is scolding at someone. | |
Definitions include: to be involved with. | |
Definitions include: to be present in large numbers. | |
Other terms relating to 'the': | |
Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone. | |
Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving. | |
Definitions include: interrogation. | |
Definitions include: extremely intoxicated | |
Definitions include: information. | |
Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting. | |
Definitions include: a good estimate. | |
Definitions include: a secret advantage. | |
Definitions include: inclusive. | |
Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse. | |
Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing. | |
Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular. | |
Definitions include: of a male, to urinate. | |
Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them | |
Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner. | |
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