D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

on the fritz

/(ŏn` t͟hŭ frĭts")/ · on· the fritz · IPA
01 pred. a. Malfunctioning or inoperable; -- of machinery and devices.
  1. 1.
    Malfunctioning or inoperable; -- of machinery and devices.[slang]