narc

¹

or nark

[ nahrk ]

noun

, Slang.

1. narcotics officer.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of narc¹

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

Example Sentences

But the mystery woman who’s been dogging our heroes’ every step realizes Jin is a narc and opens fire, leading to a bloody shootout.

From New York Times

Meanwhile, Facebook has been so thirsty to narc that it and others have gotten busted for rubber-stamping the data requests of fake warrants from perverted stalkers who were hunting girls.

From Salon

“I’m not a narc,” she wailed, clutching at my shoulder.

From Literature

Noting a yellow car that had circled a few times, he said, “I have a feeling they might think that you’re a narc.”

From New York Times

The job is complicated when he gets addicted to the drug and is then assigned to narc on himself.

From New York Times

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