less common spelling of narc
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Noun (1)
he began to suspect that there was a nark in his organization who was tipping off Scotland Yard
Verb
during the war some of the British were narked by their American allies, who were perceived as arrogant
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Verb
As home secretary, Theresa May narked cops by lecturing them in public and cutting back on their powers to stop and search passers-by.
—The Economist, 7 Nov. 2019
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“Nark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nark. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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