Ritz
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ritz
(rɪts)n
put on the ritz to assume a superior air or make an ostentatious display (after [trademark] Ritz hotel)
[from the luxury hotels created by the Swiss hotelier César Ritz (1850–1918)]
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Noun | 1. | Ritz - Swiss hotelier who created a chain of elegant hotels (1850-1918) |
2. | ritz - ostentatious display of elegance; "they put on the ritz" | |
3. | Ritz - an ostentatiously elegant hotel hotel - a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech |
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