flic

See also: Flic

English

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /flɪk/
Rhymes: -ɪk

Homophone: flick

Etymology 1

From flick in the cinematographic sense.

Noun

flic (plural flics)

(computing) A data file containing computer animations.

Etymology 2

From French flic (“cop, policeman”).

Noun

flic (plural flics)

(informal, slang) A French policeman.

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /flik/
Audio (Paris) (file)

Noun

flic m (plural flics)

(slang, pejorative) copper, pig, rozzer; (police officer)

Synonyms

keuf (verlan)

Derived terms

fliquer
fliqueur

Further reading

“flic” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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