ritz

[ rits ]
/ rɪts /

noun

ostentatious or pretentious display.

verb (used with object)

Slang. to treat with condescension; snub: The star ritzed the reporters and got a bad press.

Idioms for 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.

Origin of ritz

First recorded in 1925–30; after the sumptuous hotels founded by César Ritz (died 1918), Swiss entrepreneur

Words nearby ritz

ritualism, ritualist, ritualistic, ritualization, ritualize, ritz, ritz combination principle, ritzy, riv., rivage, rival

British Dictionary definitions for put on the ritz

ritz
/ (rɪts) /

noun

put on the ritz to assume a superior air or make an ostentatious display

Word Origin for ritz

from the luxury hotels created by the Swiss hotelier César Ritz (1850–1918)