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

nark¹ Related Forms

nark′y adjective

nark¹ Idioms

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.

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