nark
nark¹
Definition
nark (närk)
noun
an informer; stool pigeon
Etymology: < Romany nāk, a nose < Hindi nāk, nose: for IE base see nose
transitive verb, intransitive verb
- to inform on (a person)
- Brit. to make, be, or become annoyed, angry, etc.
nark′y adjective
nark it
Brit., Slang stop it; keep quiet
nark²
Definition
☆ nark (närk)
noun
Slang narc
nark
Usage Examples
Possessives
- copper: The copper's nark, for example, has long enjoyed the protection of the criminal courts and the old verbal " who grassed?
Modifying Another Word
- really: Got my access blocked to a webshite for some reason which really narked me off, chatted loads to a little mate of mine.
- pretty: Unfortunately, the storm seems pretty narked and they all get a megadose of big, bad cosmic rays.
- still: I'm still narked I missed the.com domain name by 4 days or so tho ' .
- quite: On the 2 previous trips I have been quite narked on some of the wrecks deeper than 35 meters when diving on air.
- so: I don't think there was any particular reason to get quite so narked and ratty at the poor person offering up an excuse.
Browse dictionary entries near nark
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- Narragansett Bay
- narrate
- narration
- narrative
- narratology
- narrator
- narrow
- narrow gauge
- narrow-minded
