"ritz" meaning in English

See ritz in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɹɪts/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ritz.wav
Etymology: Back-formation from ritzy. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|ritzy}} Back-formation from ritzy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ritz (uncountable)
  1. (informal, usually preceded by the) A display of ostentatious elegance. Tags: informal, uncountable Derived forms: put on the ritz
    Sense id: en-ritz-en-noun-~qCDJ8pn

Verb

IPA: /ɹɪts/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ritz.wav Forms: ritzes [present, singular, third-person], ritzing [participle, present], ritzed [participle, past], ritzed [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from ritzy. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|ritzy}} Back-formation from ritzy Head templates: {{en-verb}} ritz (third-person singular simple present ritzes, present participle ritzing, simple past and past participle ritzed)
  1. (informal) To behave in an ostentatiously elegant manner. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-ritz-en-verb-5b1FRrIO Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English back-formations: 37 63 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2020, Christopher Knowlton, Bubble in the Sun, page 268:",
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          "ref": "2020, Christopher Knowlton, Bubble in the Sun, page 268:",
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        "(informal) To behave in an ostentatiously elegant manner."
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