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narc

1
or nark

[ nahrk ]

noun

, Slang.


verb (used without object)

, Slang.
, narced [nahrkt], narc·ing [nahr, -king].
  1. 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?

  2. to inform on someone to an authority (usually used with on ):

    I've narced on drivers I see throwing litter out their windows.

verb phrase

  1. 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?

narc-

2
  1. variant of narco- before a vowel:

    narcoma.

narc

/ nɑːk /

noun

  1. slang.
    a narcotics agent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of narc1

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

In Washington, being the guy on a mission to stamp out leaks is a bit like being the lone narc at Woodstock.

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