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narc

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[ nahrk ]
/ nɑrk /
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noun Slang.
verb (used without object), narced [nahrkt], /nɑrkt/, narc·ing [nahr-king]. /ˈnɑr kɪŋ/. Slang.
to inform on someone to the police or a narcotics officer for possession, sale, etc., of illicit drugs (usually used with on): It figures he’d narc on me to the cops as soon as he saw my stash.Who narced?
to inform on someone to an authority (usually used with on): I've narced on drivers I see throwing litter out their windows.
Verb Phrases past and past participle narced [nahrkt], /nɑrkt/, present participle narc·ing [nahr-king]. /ˈnɑr kɪŋ/.
narc out, Slang. to inform on: A few kids were narced out as drug dealers and got expelled from school.Won’t the neighbors narc you out to the authorities for keeping chickens?
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Origin of narc

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70; shortening of narcotic

Other definitions 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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