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narc

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  • IPA /nɑːk/

Noun

narc noun

  1. A narcotics squad police officer.

narc noun

  1. A police spy or informer.
  2. An unpleasant person, especially one who makes things difficult for others.

narc noun

  1. A narcissist.

Verb

narc verb

  1. To watch; to observe.
  2. To serve or behave as a spy or informer.β€œβ€œIf you nark on me, I’ll rip your arms off,” said Tim to his brother, as he passed him a joint.”
  3. To annoy or irritate.β€œIt really narks me when people smoke in restaurants.”
  4. To complain.β€œHe narks in my ear all day, moaning about his problems.”

narc verb

  1. (underwater diving) To suffer from impaired judgment due to nitrogen narcosis (for example, while scuba diving).

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