narc
pronunciation
How to pronounce narc in British English:
UK [nɑ:k]
How to pronounce narc in American English:
US [nɑrk]
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- Noun:
- a lawman concerned with narcotics violations
Word Origin
- narc (n.)
- 1967 (earlier narco, 1960), American English slang, shortened form of narcotics agent. Had been used 1955 for narcotics hospital, 1958 for narcotics addict. Sense and spelling tending to merge with older but unrelated nark (q.v.).
Example
- 1. Wait , he 's not a narc is he ?
- 2. What 's a narc look like ?
- 3. What are you , a narc ?
- 4. Are you a narc ?
- 5. We were narc cops .