noun, masculine/flik/plural: flics
police officer; copper; pig; rozzer
Synonyms: agent, agent de police, argousin, bignolon, bleu, bœuf, bourdille, bourre
Related: fliquer, fliqueur, flicaille
From earlier flique, probably a borrowing of German Flick, German criminal slang for "young man". Alternatively, from earlier fligue, short for earlier fligman, a borrowing of German Fliege (“policeman”, literally “fly”). More at English fly.