flatfoot

flatfoot
A beat-cop. A cop without a car.

He's a flatfoot who walks the beat from 19th to 22nd street.


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  • Flatfoot 56 — Pays d’origine  États Unis Genre musical Oi!, Punk celtique, Hardcore, Punk …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Flatfoot 56 — Josh Robieson Основная инфор …   Википедия

  • flatfoot — flat foot n. a police officer, especially a foot patrolman. [slang] [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • flatfoot — [flat′foot΄] n. 1. a condition in which a foot has a flat or dropped instep arch, so that the entire sole meets the ground 2. pl. flatfoots or flatfeet Slang a policeman: so called from the notion that flat feet result from walking a beat …   English World dictionary

  • Flatfoot 56 — Infobox musical artist Name = Flatfoot 56 Img capt = Josh Robieson Img size = Background = group or band Origin = Chicago, Illinois Genre = Oi! Celtic Punk Christian punk Years active = 2000 present Label = Flicker Records Associated acts = URL …   Wikipedia

  • flatfoot — /flat foot / or, for 1, / foot /, n., pl. flatfeet for 1, flatfoots for 2, 3. 1. Pathol. a. a condition in which the arch of the foot is flattened so that the entire sole rests upon the ground. b. Also, flat foot. a foot with such an arch. 2.… …   Universalium

  • Flatfoot 56 — Josh Robieson, 2008 Chartplatzierungen Erklärung der Daten Alben[1] …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • flatfoot — {n.}, {slang}, {derogatory} A policeman. * / What does Joe do for a living? He s a flatfoot. / …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • flatfoot — {n.}, {slang}, {derogatory} A policeman. * / What does Joe do for a living? He s a flatfoot. / …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • flatfoot — flat foot flat foot , flatfoot flat foot (Med.) A foot in which the arch of the instep is flattened so that the entire sole of the foot rests upon the ground; also, the deformity, usually congential, exhibited by such a foot; splayfoot. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • flatfoot — noun (plural flatfeet) Date: 1860 1. a condition in which the arch of the instep is flattened so that the entire sole rests upon the ground 2. a foot affected with flatfoot 3. a. or plural flatfoots slang police officer; especially a patrolman… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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