flatfoot

Meanings

Noun

• A condition in which the arch of the foot makes contact with the ground.
• A person having the above condition.
• (plural typically flatfoots) A policeman.
• A sailor.

Verb

• To walk around in the course of work, especially when investigating.
• To dance in the style of Appalachian clogging.
• To gulp an entire drink (bottle, glass, can, etc.) without pausing between swallows.
• To perform an action inefficiently or awkwardly.
• To wrong-foot.

Origin

• flat + foot. platypus.