definitions

narc

or nark

[ nahrk ]
/ nɑrk /
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noun Slang.

a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.

RELATED WORDS

detective, force, man, policewoman, constable, police, patrolman, officer, blabbermouth, double-crosser, turncoat, sneak, squealer, source, fink, stoolie, betrayer, tattler, tattletale, informant

Nearby words

naraka, narayan, narayanganj, narbada, narbonne, narc, narc-, narcan, narceine, narcism, narcissi

Origin of narc

1965–70, Americanism; shortening of narcotic

Definition for narc (2 of 2)

narc-

variant of narco- before a vowel: narcoma.
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British Dictionary definitions for narc

narc

/ (nɑːk) /

noun

US slang a narcotics agent
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Word Origin and History for narc

narc

n.

1967 (earlier narco, 1960), American English slang, shortened form of narcotics agent. Had been used 1955 for narcotics hospital, 1958 for narcotics addict. Sense and spelling tending to merge with older but unrelated nark (q.v.).

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