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NARK
narc, nark, narcotics agent
(noun) a lawman concerned with narcotics violations
nark, copper's nark
(noun) an informer or spy working for the police
nark
(verb) inform or spy (for the police)
annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
(verb) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; “Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me”; “It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
nark (plural narks)
(British, slang) A police spy or informer.
Synonym: Thesaurus:informant
(Australia, slang) An unpleasant person, especially one who makes things difficult for others; a spoilsport.
Synonyms: Thesaurus:jerk, Thesaurus:git
Verb
nark (third-person singular simple present narks, present participle narking, simple past and past participle narked)
(transitive, thieves) To watch; to observe.
(intransitive, slang) To serve or behave as a spy or informer.
(transitive, slang) To annoy or irritate.
(intransitive, slang) To complain.
(transitive, slang, often imperative) To stop.
Synonyms
• (inform on): rat out, tattle, see rat out
Etymology 2
Noun
nark (plural narks)
Alternative form of narc (narcotics officer).
Anagrams
• ARNK, Karn, karn, knar, kran, rank
Source: Wiktionary
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