flic

[ flik; French fleek ]

noun

, Slang.

, plural flics [fliks, fleek].

1. a police officer; cop.

Word History and Origins

Origin of flic¹

1895–1900; < French (slang), perhaps < German; Cf. flick boy, in early modern German thieves' argot (of obscure origin)

Example Sentences

Bey's light automatic flic flic flicked its excitement and dust and dirt enveloped the wall facing Crawford.

From Project Gutenberg

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