flic
French
noun
Definitions
- (slang) copper, pig, rozzer; (police officer)
Etymology
Borrowed from German Flick, Fliege (fly, policeman).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Fliege
Gloss
fly, policeman
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alderfly English
- antifly English
- apple fly English
- barfly English
- bee fly English
- beetfly English
- befly English
- blackfly English
- bobfly English
- botfly English
- bottlefly English
- breezefly English
- butterfly English
- catchfly English
- cranefly English
- damselfly English
- dayfly English
- deerfly English
- dobsonfly English
- dragonfly English
- dronefly English
- dungfly English
- face fly English
- fairyfly English
- firefly English
- fishfly English
- fleshfly English
- flier English
- fliest English
- flight English
- flower fly English
- fly English
- fly sheet English
- fly-ass English
- fly-bitten English
- fly-boy English
- flyable English
- flyaway English
- flyback English
- flyball English
- flybane English
- flyblow English
- flyboat English
- flybook English
- flyboy English
- flybridge English
- flycatch English
- flycatcher English
- flycatching English
- flycraft English
- flyer English
- flyest English
- flyfish English
- flyfisher English
- flyfisherman English
- flyflap English
- flyflapper English
- flyhawk English
- flying English
- flyleaf English
- flyless English
- flyloft English
- flymaker English
- flyman English
- flyness English
- flynet English
- flyoff English
- flyout English
- flypaper English
- flypast English
- flyperson English
- flypost English
- flyproof English
- flyrobin English
- flyrod English
- flyscreen English
- flysheet English
- flyspeck English
- flystrike English
- flystruck English
- flyswat English
- flyswatter English
- flythrough English
- flytime English
- flytrap English
- flyunder English
- flyway English
- flyweight English
- flywheel English
- flywhisk English
- flywire English
- flyworthy English
- fruitfly English
- gadfly English
- gallfly English
- greenfly English
- griffinfly English
- horsefly English
- housefly English
- hoverfly English
- lanternfly English
- lanthorn-fly English
- mantisfly English
- mayfly English
- outfly English
- overfly English
- owlfly English
- oxfly English
- palmfly English
- refly English
- robberfly English
- sandfly English
- sawfly English
- scorpionfly English
- shadfly English
- shoofly pie English
- snakefly English
- stonefly English
- upfly English
- whitefly English
- Buckelfliege German
- Eintagsfliege German
- Faulfliege German
- Flick German
- Fliege German
- Fliegenfänger German
- Fliegengitter German
- Fliegenklatsche German
- Fliegenpilz German
- Fliegenschnäpper German
- Hirschfliege German
- Köcherfliege German
- Langbeinfliege German
- Obstfliege German
- Raupenfliege German
- Scheißhausfliege German
- flik Dutch, Flemish
- flicage French
- flicaille French
- fliquer French
- fliquesse French
- fliquette French
- フライ Japanese
- flye Middle English
- fliege Middle High German
- Flic Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- flai Tok Pisin