Adjective: on the fritz
Usage: N. Amer, informal
Usage: N. Amer, informal
- Not in working order; not functioning
"The old TV was on the fritz again";
- broken, busted, bust [Brit, informal], up the spout [informal], on the blink [informal], rooted [Austral, NZ, informal], out of order, kaput [informal], knackered [Brit, informal]
See also: damaged
Encyclopedia: On the fritz