flat tire

noun

1. a pneumatic tire that has lost all or most of its air through leakage, puncture, or the like.

2. Older Slang.,  a dull or socially inept person.

Word History and Origins

Origin of flat tire¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

We also help each other out if anything goes wrong—a flat tire or something.

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Three male suspects are believed to have stolen around $200,000 from a jeweler at knifepoint when he stopped to fix a flat tire in Woodland Hills on Monday evening.

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Photos shared by the department show a Ford pick-up with severe damage to the front driver’s side of the vehicle and a flat tire.

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But on June 12, a Thursday, he’d gotten two flat tires and hadn’t been able to work his regular shift.

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“You have to be self-sufficient. You have to think worst-case scenario. What happens if I get a flat tire when it’s 120 degrees and there’s no water around? It keeps you awake.”

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Related Words

• boring 
• innocuous 
• insipid 
• stale 
• tedious 
• uninspiring