noun

• (UK, offensive, ethnic slur) 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. . . !"

name

• (UK, offensive) A name used to represent the German people (particularly the German armed forces) as a group.
  "But if Fritz is stationed in that patch of woodland, we've got no chance!"

noun

• (Northern US, informal) The state of being defective.
• (South 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)."

verb

• (intransitive) To go wrong or become defective.
  "One clip, of Talking Heads playing “Born Under Punches” in Rome in 1980, is shot largely at groin level, amid sound equipment that is being manipulated for feedback squeals and other effects; it’s like being close to the crooked spine and fritzed nervous system of a body that’s simultaneously pushing its sex appeal."