- nark
- I. noun Etymology: perhaps from Romany nak nose Date: circa 1860 British stool pigeon 1 II. variant of narc III. transitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1888 British irritate, annoy
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nark — nark1 [närk] Slang n. [< Romany nāk, a nose < Hindi nāk, nose: for IE base see NOSE] an informer; stool pigeon vt., vi. 1. to inform on (a person) 2. Brit. to make, be, or become annoyed, angry, etc. nark it [Brit. Slang] stop i … English World dictionary
Nark — oder Nak (voller Herrschername Brhat Chao Naraksha Negara Champasakti, * 1774; † 1850 in Bangkok, Thailand) war als Prinzgouverneur (Chao Mueang Nakhon Champasak) der von Siam eingesetzte Herrscher des Reiches Champasak. Nark wurde zunächst bei… … Deutsch Wikipedia
nark|y — «NAHR kee», adjective, nark|i|er, nark|i|est. British Slang. narked; irritated … Useful english dictionary
nark — [ nark ] another spelling of narc … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nark at — To fret with persistent criticism • • • Main Entry: ↑nark … Useful english dictionary
nark it! — Stop it! • • • Main Entry: ↑nark * * * chiefly Brit. stop that! … Useful english dictionary
nark — ark n. [from narcotics.] A law enforcement agent specializing in narcotics law violations. [slang] [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nark — (ind. Myth.), die Unterwelt … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
nark — [na:k US na:rk] n informal especially BrE someone who is friendly with criminals and who secretly tells the police about their activities = ↑informer … Dictionary of contemporary English
nark — 1859, to act as a police informer (v.); 1860, police informer (n.), probably from Romany nak nose, from Hindi nak, from Skt. nakra, which probably is related to Skt. nasa nose (see NOSE (Cf. nose) (n.)). Sense and spelling tending to merge with… … Etymology dictionary
nark — informal ► NOUN 1) chiefly Brit. a police informer. 2) Austral./NZ an annoying person or thing. ► VERB chiefly Brit. ▪ annoy. ORIGIN Romany n k nose … English terms dictionary
