English
Etymology
From Romany nak
Pronunciation
IPA|/n��(r)k/, SAMPA|/nA:(r)k/, AHD|närk
rhymes|��(r)k
Noun
en-noun
#context|UK|slang A police spy or informer.
#* 1912, w:George_Bernard_Shaw|George Bernard Shaw, Pygmalion, 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
- context|transitive|slang To annoy or irritate.
#:It really narks me when people smoke in restaurants.
- context|transitive|slang|often imperative To stop.
#: Nark it! I hear someone coming!
- context|intransitive|slang To serve or behave as a spy or informer.
- context|intransitive|slang To complain.
#: He narks in my ear all day, moaning about his problems.
References
R:Dictionary.com|nark
Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
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