ritzy
Americanadjective
adjective
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Other Word Forms
- ritzily adverb
- ritziness noun
Etymology
Origin of ritzy
An Americanism first recorded in 1915–20, after the Ritz hotels founded by César Ritz (died 1918), Swiss entrepreneur; ritz, -y 1
Example Sentences
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Those who love gardening tend to prefer quality over ritzy bling.
From Los Angeles Times
Usually, this is due to impulse buying and upgrades in your lifestyle — a bigger apartment in a nicer neighborhood, or an extra vacation in a ritzy hotel.
From MarketWatch
Tickets cost just a penny when the train opened in 1901, offering commuters a practical way to navigate the steep terrain between ritzy Bunker Hill housing and downtown Los Angeles offices.
From Los Angeles Times
Shrugs one ritzy woman, “It stops them beating the Botox out of their wives.”
From Los Angeles Times
When residents of a ritzy West L.A. neighborhood experienced an increase in burglaries last year, they decided to invest in technology to fight the problem.
From Los Angeles Times
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