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Narc vs Nart - What's the difference?

narc | nart |

As nouns the difference between narc and nart

is that narc is (slang) a narcotics squad police officer or narc can be (slang) (spy) while nart is instep (the arched part of the top of the foot between the toes and the ankle).

As a verb narc

is (slang) or narc can be (slang) to suffer from impaired judgment due to nitrogen narcosis (eg while scuba diving).

narc

English

(wikipedia narc)

Etymology 1

Abbreviation of "narcotics officer".

Noun

(en noun)
  • (slang) A narcotics squad police officer.

    • Etymology 2

    Alternate spelling of .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang) (spy)

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (slang)
    • “If you narc on me, I’ll rip your arms off”, said Tim to his little brother, as he passed him a cigarette.

    See also

    * stool pigeon

    Etymology 3

    Short for "narcosis", etymologically related to the first etymology (from "narcotics officer") but instead referring to the medical condition of nitrogen narcosis rather than to narcotics.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (slang) To suffer from impaired judgment due to nitrogen narcosis (e.g. while scuba diving).

    • Anagrams

    *

    nart

    English

    Contraction

    (en-cont)
  • (obsolete)
    • (Chaucer)
    (Webster 1913)