narc
or nark
to inform on someone to the police or a narcotics officer for possession, sale, etc., of illicit drugs (usually used with on): It figures he’d narc on me to the cops as soon as he saw my stash.Who narced?
to inform on someone to an authority (usually used with on): I've narced on drivers I see throwing litter out their windows.
narc out, Slang. to inform on: A few kids were narced out as drug dealers and got expelled from school.Won’t the neighbors narc you out to the authorities for keeping chickens?
Origin of narc
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variant of narco- before a vowel: narcoma.
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How to use narc in a sentence
In Washington, being the guy on a mission to stamp out leaks is a bit like being the lone narc at Woodstock.
Spy Chief James Clapper: We Can’t Stop Another Snowden | Eli Lake | February 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for narc
/ (nɑːk) /
US slang a narcotics agent
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