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put on the ritz

put on the ritz
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poo t on, awn stressed th ee rits]
    • /pʊt ɒn, ɔn stressed ði rɪts/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poo t on, awn stressed th ee rits]
    • /pʊt ɒn, ɔn stressed ði rɪts/

Definitions of put on the ritz words

  • noun put on the ritz ostentatious or pretentious display. 1
  • verb with object put on the ritz Slang. to treat with condescension; snub: The star ritzed the reporters and got a bad press. 1
  • idioms put on the ritz put on the ritz, Informal. to live in elegance and luxury, especially to make an ostentatious show of one's wealth: They put on the ritz to impress their guests. Also, put on the Ritz. 1
  • noun put on the ritz to assume a superior air or make an ostentatious display 0
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Origin of put on the ritz

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; after the sumptuous hotels founded by César Ritz (died 1918), Swiss entrepreneur

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Parts of speech for Put on the ritz

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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put on the ritz popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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