slang A police officer. Please, that old flatfoot will never be able to catch up to us once we run out of the store.
flatty
slang, noun A police officer. Please, that old flatty will never be able to catch up to us once we run out of the store.
flatfoot
and flatty
n. a police officer, especially a foot patrol officer. (Older.) Think about how the flatfoot on the beat is affected by this cold. There’s a flatty on the corner. Go ask him for some help.