Definitions for narcnɑrk

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

narc*nɑrk(n.)

or nark 2

  1. a government narcotics agent or detective.

    Category: Common Vocabulary, Status (usage)

* Slang..

Origin of narc:

1965–70, Amer.; shortening of narcotic

Princeton's WordNet

  1. narc, nark, narcotics agent(noun)

    a lawman concerned with narcotics violations

Wiktionary

  1. narc(Noun)

    A narcotics squad police officer.

  2. narc(Noun)

    u2013 A person who notifies authorities of illicit activity, betraying someone in the process.

  3. narc(Verb)

    u2013 to inform authorities of the illicit actions of others that one has knowledge of as an insider

    u201CIf you narc on me, Iu2019ll rip your arms offu201D, said Tim to his little brother, as he passed him a cigarette.

  4. narc(Verb)

    To suffer from impaired judgment due to nitrogen narcosis (e.g. while scuba diving).

  5. Origin: Abbreviation of "narcotics officer" (narcotics sense only)


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