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nark

1. noun Someone who acts as an informer or spy for an authority figure, especially law enforcement. The FBI offered to let me avoid jail time if I agreed to be a nark for them. I can't believe you told Mom and Dad! Why do you have to be such a nark?
2. verb To act as an informer or spy for an authority figure. It turned out that she had been narking on the cartel for years. Don't nark on them, Tommy—no one likes a snitch!

nark at (one)

To lecture or reprimand one in an annoying, pestering manner, especially about something one considers minor, trivial, or inconsequential; to nag one. Would you stop narking at me already? I'll do the dishes later! Look, I don't like having to nark at you about this, but those reports really need to be filed today.
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nark it

slang Stop it. Nark it, you two! I don't want to hear any more fighting. Hey, nark it, guys—the teacher's coming.
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nark

and narc (nɑrk)
1. n. a police informer. Fred is a nark. He squealed.
2. in. to inform (on someone) to the police; to squeal. (Often with on.) Don’t nark on me!
3. tv. to annoy someone. (see also narked.) Stop narking me!
4. n. any unpleasant person. Tell that narc to get lost.

narked

(nɑrkt)
mod. annoyed. (Usually with at or with.) He’s really narked at us.
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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