narc

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Abbreviation of "narcotics officer" (narcotics sense only)

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narc (plural narcs)

  1. (slang) A narcotics squad police officer.
  2. (slang) Alternative spelling of nark. – A person who notifies authorities of illicit activity, betraying someone in the process.
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narcotics squad officer
spy

[edit] Verb

narc (third-person singular simple present narcs, present participle narcing, simple past and past participle narced)

  1. (slang) Alternative spelling of nark. – to inform authorities of the illicit actions of others that one has knowledge of as an insider
    “If you narc on me, I’ll rip your arms off”, said Tim to his little brother, as he passed him a cigarette.
  2. (slang) To suffer from impaired judgment due to nitrogen narcosis (e.g. while scuba diving).

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inform authorities
suffer from impaired judgment

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