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narc
1[nahrk]
verb (used without object)
to inform on someone to the police or a narcotics officer for possession, sale, etc., of illicit drugs (usually used withon ).
It figures he’d narc on me to the cops as soon as he saw my stash.
Who narced?
to inform on someone to an authority (usually used withon ).
I've narced on drivers I see throwing litter out their windows.
verb phrase
Slangto 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-
2variant of narco- before a vowel.
narcoma.
narc
/ ɑː /
noun
slanga narcotics agent
51Թ History and Origins
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.
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.
“I’m not a narc,” she wailed, clutching at my shoulder.
Noting a yellow car that had circled a few times, he said, “I have a feeling they might think that you’re a narc.”
The job is complicated when he gets addicted to the drug and is then assigned to narc on himself.
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When To Use
Narco- is a combining form used like a prefix referring to narcosis and narcotics.Narcosis is a state of stupor or drowsiness, especially as induced by narcotics. Narcotics include drugs such as opiates, heroin, marijuana, and alcohol.Narc- is often used in a few medical and scientific terms, including in pathology and psychiatry.Narc- comes from the Greek áŧ, meaning “numbness, stiffness.”Note that narc and narco are slang for a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.Both narco and narc are shortened from narcotic, which as you may have guessed, also comes from the Greek nárkē. Narc is sometimes spelled as nark and, while the two terms somewhat overlap in slang sense, nark as slang for “informer” comes from a completely different origin than narcotic. Discover its surprising source at our entry for nark.Narc- is a variant of narco-, which loses its -o- when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels. Narco- is also used to refer to various aspects of the trade of illegal drugs trade, i.e., narcotics.Want to know more? Read our 51Թs That Use narco- article.
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