fritzed
Stopped working suddenly
Fritzed means broken, malfunctioning, or gone haywire—usually said of electronics or machinery.
The word comes from the phrase on the fritz, American slang of uncertain origin meaning out of order.
My computer fritzed out during the update.
The TV fritzed and now it won't turn on.
Sometimes extended to people who've mentally short-circuited: I completely fritzed and forgot the meeting.
Suffered a technical fault
- short-circuitedCircumvented normal procedure
- crashedSuddenly failed or slept
- buggedIrritated or surveilled
- haywireErratically malfunctioning
conked out · kaput · fried · borked · bricked · dead · unresponsive · frozen
Apprehended or broken
- broken downNo longer operational
- shotQuick liquor serving
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
- done forRuined beyond repair
wrecked · ruined · destroyed · damaged · nonfunctional · inoperable · unusable · out of commission
Erratically malfunctioning
- glitchyProne to malfunctions
- temperamentalEasily upset, unpredictable
- unreliableNot consistently performing
- unstableProne to sudden change
unpredictable · intermittent · finicky · quirky · flakey · inconsistent · acting up · spotty
glitched
Suffered a technical fault
- short-circuitedCircumvented normal procedure
- crashedSuddenly failed or slept
- buggedIrritated or surveilled
haywire · conked out · kaput · fried · borked · bricked · dead · unresponsive · frozen · stalled
busted
Apprehended or broken
- broken downNo longer operational
- shotQuick liquor serving
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
done for · wrecked · ruined · destroyed · damaged · nonfunctional · inoperable · unusable · out of commission · knocked out
haywire
Erratically malfunctioning
- glitchyProne to malfunctions
- temperamentalEasily upset, unpredictable
- unreliableNot consistently performing
unstable · unpredictable · intermittent · finicky · quirky · flakey · inconsistent · acting up · spotty
fritzedreliable
Consistently performing as expected
dependable · stable · steady · consistent · trustworthy
- on the fritzMalfunctioning, out of order
- Fritz Lang