ritz

ritz
n
1. ostentation, ostentatious or pretentious display, Inf. swank, splash, flourish, flashiness, frills; spectacle, show, parade, pageantry, pomp; pomposity, pompousness, inflation, peacockery, foppery; vaunting, flaunting, affectation; semblance, pretension, pretense; gilding, window dressing, Inf. front, veneer.
2. put on the ritz
Slang. assume airs, Sl. put on the dog, put on airs; pose, posture, peacock; do for effect, make a show of.
v
3.Slang. snub, treat with condescension or indifference, turn up one's nose at, not trouble oneself about, Inf. cold-shoulder, Inf. high-hat; disregard, overlook, slight.

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  • Ritz — ist der Name von Burkhard Ritz (* 1931), deutscher Landwirt und Politiker (CDU), MdB, niedersächsischer Landesminister César Ritz (1850–1918), Schweizer Hotelier Hans Ritz (1902–1971), deutscher Elektrotechniker Hans Joachim Ritz (1923–1998),… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • ritz|y — «RIHT see», adjective, ritz|i|er, ritz|i|est. Slang. smart; stylish; gaudy; classy: »Baia, a few miles north of Naples, was Rome s ritziest …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Ritz — Ritz, the a famous large hotel, named after the original Swiss owner, César Ritz. Several large cities, including London and Paris, have Ritz hotels …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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