Definition of "flatfoot" [flat• foot•foot]

• A condition in which the arch of the foot is abnormally flattened down so that the entire sole makes contact with the ground. (noun)
• Informal A person with flat feet. (noun)
• Slang A police officer. (noun)
• To walk in a flat-footed manner: "He flatfooted along, twirling his club” ( James T. Farrell). (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "It is suited more for seated audiences than the foot-stomping dance I saw in Fries, which is known as flatfoot."
• ""flatfoot" cop who walked his beat instead of driving a squad car."
• "Of course the flatfoot that made the arrest claims Gates yelled at him."