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Definition of 'nark'Etymology 1
From (etyl) nak.
Alternative forms
* narc
Noun
( en-noun)
(British|slang) A police spy or informer.
* 1912 , , Act I,
- It’s a—well, it’s a copper’s nark , as you might say. What else would you call it? A sort of informer.
Verb
( en-verb)
(slang) To serve or behave as a spy or informer.
(slang) To annoy or irritate.
- It really narks me when people smoke in restaurants.
(slang) To complain.
- He narks in my ear all day, moaning about his problems.
(transitive|slang|often imperative) To stop.
- Nark it! I hear someone coming!
Synonyms
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* tattle
Etymology 2
See narc
Noun
( en-noun)
(narcotics officer).
References
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* Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed., 1989.
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