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nark

nark
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [nahrk]
    • /nɑrk/
    • /nɑːk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nahrk]
    • /nɑrk/

Definitions of nark word

  • noun nark a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics. 1
  • verb without object nark British Slang. to act as a police informer or stool pigeon. 1
  • verb without object nark Australian Slang. to become annoyed. 1
  • noun nark A police informer. 1
  • noun nark an informer or spy, esp one working for the police (copper's nark) 0
  • noun nark a person who complains irritatingly 0

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Origin of nark

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65, nark is from the Romany word nāk nose

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Parts of speech for Nark

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

nark popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

nark usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for nark

noun nark

  • blind — Someone who is blind is unable to see because their eyes are damaged.
  • plant — any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
  • front — the foremost part or surface of anything.
  • stoolie — a pigeon used as a decoy.
  • imitation — a result or product of imitating.

verb nark

  • provoke — to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
  • incense — an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
  • aggravate — If someone or something aggravates a situation, they make it worse.
  • madden — to anger or infuriate: The delays maddened her.
  • wind up — the act of winding.

Antonyms for nark

noun nark

  • reality — the state or quality of being real.
  • frankness — plainness of speech; candor; openness.
  • honesty — the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
  • truthfulness — telling the truth, especially habitually: a truthful person.
  • repulsion — the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.

verb nark

  • please — (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?

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