flic

F4L1I1C3
UK, US/flɪk/

noun

A data file containing computer animations.

OriginFrench flic →
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Meanings

flic1

nounflic (plural flics)

plural flics

  1. computingA data file containing computer animations.

flic2

nounflic (plural flics)

plural flics

  1. informalslangA French policeman.

Flic3

proper noun
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Felicity.

Origin

flic · noun

From flick in the cinematographic sense.

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flic · noun

  1. Frenchflic“cop, policeman”
  2. Englishflic

From French flic (“cop, policeman”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with flic

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Sounds the same

flickflick

Anagrams

Clif
Cite this entry
APA

flic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flic

MLA

“flic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flic.

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