narco

¹

[ nahr-koh ]

noun

, Slang.

, plural nar·cos.

1. narc.

narco-

²

1. a combining form meaning “stupor,” “narcosis,” used in the formation of compound words:

   narcodiagnosis.

narco-

combining_form

1. indicating numbness or torpor

   narcolepsy

2. connected with or derived from illicit drug production

   narcoeconomies

Word History and Origins

Origin of narco¹

Shortening of narcotic; -o

Origin of narco²

< Greek nárk ( ē ) numbness, stiffness + -o-

Word History and Origins

Origin of narco¹

from Greek narkē numbness

Example Sentences

This house on Parsioneros, after all, was only one of many such narco-tombs in Juarez, known as narcofosas.

From The Daily Beast

Most coverage of Santa Muerte has focused on her role as a narco-saint.

From The Daily Beast

Quintero looks at narco blogs that get updated at least once every 30 minutes, he says, all day, every day.

From The Daily Beast

Go and watch it—it is included in the new documentary Narco Cultura, by photographer and filmmaker Shaul Schwartz.

From The Daily Beast

“If you take a narco out, another one will come forward,” he said.

From The Daily Beast

He recognized the latest model lie-detector, a rather outdated narco-synthesizer, a Class B Psychocomputer.

From Project Gutenberg

Under narco-hypnosis, they'll testify that they saw a couple of Wizard Traders take their robes off.

From Project Gutenberg

Why, if we give all those people in the pictures narco-hyps, we won't learn the base-line designation; none of them will know it.

From Project Gutenberg

"A few Councilmen are going to drop dead before they can be narco-hypped," Dalla prophesied over the rim of her glass.

From Project Gutenberg

We must stand by democracies--like Colombia, fighting narco-traffickers for its people's lives, and our children's lives.

From Project Gutenberg