narco

¹

[ nahr-koh ]

noun

, Slang.

, plural nar·cos.

1. narc.

narco-

²

1. a combining form meaning “stupor,” “narcosis,” used in the formation of compound words:

   narcodiagnosis.

narco-

combining_form

1. indicating numbness or torpor

   narcolepsy

2. connected with or derived from illicit drug production

   narcoeconomies

Word History and Origins

Origin of narco¹

Shortening of narcotic; -o

Origin of narco²

< Greek nárk ( ē ) numbness, stiffness + -o-

Word History and Origins

Origin of narco¹

from Greek narkē numbness

Example Sentences

“There’s no narcotráfico here. It’s just not there. I just don’t understand this need by some journalists to lean into all these sensationalist headlines — narco this, trans that. I’ll say what I’ve always said: This is not a documentary.”

From Los Angeles Times

“The war against el narco will not return,” Sheinbaum, who took office last week, said in her daily press conference.

From Los Angeles Times

Soldiers and civilians have been killed in separate incidents in recent months involving ‘narco mines’ planted in western Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times

“We have become a society profoundly perverted by narco money,” he said the other day.

From Los Angeles Times

Rubén Oseguera González, 34, better known as El Menchito, is part of a generation of “narco juniors” learning that the old-school codes of silence and family loyalty that once protected their fathers are increasingly relics of the past.

From Los Angeles Times