fritz

noun2

1. •
   (informal) The state of being defective.
2. •
   (Australia) A type of processed meat sausage; devon

   • Generally, cooked deli products include Devon, Strasbourg sausage, Polish sausage, fritz, cabanossi or cabana, mortadella, and well-cooked roast beef (brown/grey in colour). — 2000

verb1

1. •
   To go wrong or become defective.

   • My brain was fritzing like an elderly TV set about to die. I hit the side of my head with the heel of my hand. Percussive maintenance. It didn't work. — 2009

noun1

1. •
   (UK, offensive) A German person, usually male.

   • Someone sent up a shout and word came that oil had begun to show on the water—that meant one less submarine afloat! Again the roar of guns—again the shout! Two Fritzes sunk. . . ! — 1918