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nark | nary |

As a noun nark

is (british|slang) a police spy or informer or nark can be (narcotics officer).

As a verb nark

is (slang) to serve or behave as a spy or informer.

As an adjective nary is

not one.

nark

English

(wikipedia nark)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) nak.

Alternative forms

* narc

Noun

(en noun)
  • (British, slang) A police spy or informer.
  • * 1912 , , Act I,
    • It’s a—well, it’s a copper’s nark , as you might say. What else would you call it? A sort of informer.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (slang) To serve or behave as a spy or informer.
  • (slang) To annoy or irritate.
    • It really narks me when people smoke in restaurants.
  • (slang) To complain.
    • He narks in my ear all day, moaning about his problems.
  • (transitive, slang, often imperative) To stop.
    • Nark it! I hear someone coming!
    Synonyms
    * * tattle

    Etymology 2

    See narc

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (narcotics officer).

    • References

    * * Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed., 1989.

    Anagrams

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    nary

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • not one
    • There was nary a blip in sales.

    Derived terms

    * nary a

    Anagrams

    * Appalachian English