narc

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Etymology 1 [edit]

Abbreviation of "narcotics officer" (narcotics sense only).

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narc (plural narcs)

  1. (slang) A narcotics squad police officer.

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Etymology 2 [edit]

Alternate spelling of nark, itself from Romani nak. The spelling narc is influenced by the first etymology deriving from the etymologically unrelated "narcotics officer" because of its similar association of spying on people.

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narc (plural narcs)

  1. (slang) Alternative spelling of nark (spy)

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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.
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Etymology 3 [edit]

Short for "narcosis", etymologically related to the first etymology (from "narcotics officer") but instead referring to the medical condition nitrogen narcosis rather than to drugs.

Verb [edit]

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

  1. (slang) To suffer from impaired judgment due to nitrogen narcosis (e.g. while scuba diving).

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