narky

Variant of nark

noun

an informer; stool pigeon

Origin: < Romany nāk, a nose < Hindi nāk, nose: for IE base see nose

transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. to inform on (a person)
  2. Brit. to make, be, or become annoyed, angry, etc.

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