nark

nark
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 etymologically unrelated NARC (Cf. narc) (q.v.).

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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 — 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

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