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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.
verb (used without object) Slang.
to inform on someone to the police or a narcotics agent 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
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 Americansim dating back to 1965–70; shortening of narcotic
Words nearby narc
Naraka, Narayan, Narayanganj, Narbada, Narbonne, narc, Narcan, narceine, narcissism, narcissist, narcissistic
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How to use narc in a sentence
In Washington, being the guy on a mission to stamp out leaks is a bit like being the lone narc at Woodstock.
British Dictionary definitions for narc
narc
/ (nɑːk) /
noun
US slang a narcotics agent
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