noun
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Also called: splayfoot. a condition in which the entire sole of the foot is able to touch the ground because of flattening of the instep arch
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a slang word (usually derogatory) for a policeman
Etymology
Origin of flatfoot
Example Sentences
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“Christmas in the Smokies,” its signature show, has been running since 1990, with a live orchestra and Appalachian storytelling, a flatfoot dancer and a fiddler.
From New York Times
There was clogging, stomping and flatfoot dancing; the Dutch and English square-dancing with the Africans and the Irish.
From Washington Post
She started writing weekly emails to all her contacts, sharing videos and offering online classes in flatfoot dancing and clogging.
From New York Times
Send out the flatfoots from the GAO’s special investigations unit — the folks who test airport security undercover and the like — to conduct a background check.
From Washington Post
Walter with his money and prestige or Victor with his unbroken marriage and flatfoot honor?
From New York Times
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