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On the fritz — Speaking of calamity, all efforts to discover the true origin of this term, meaning broken or malfunctioning, have come a cropper. Because “Fritz” is a derogatory term for a German, some amateur etymologists have linked it to anti-German sentiment during World War I.



https://www.courant.com/2005/08/19/terms-take-some-strange-turns/#

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