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Adjective: on the fritz
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. 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