narked

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 narked word

noun narked British Slang. a stool pigeon or informer. 1
noun narked Australian Slang. an annoying person. 1
verb without object narked British Slang. to act as a police informer or stool pigeon. 1
verb without object narked Australian Slang. to become annoyed. 1
noun narked Simple past tense and past participle of nark. 1
adjective narked Someone who is narked is annoyed about something. 0

See all 7 definitions of narked

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Origin of narked

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 Narked

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Narked

narked 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.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for narked

adjective narked

annoyed — If you are annoyed, you are fairly angry about something.
miffed — put into an irritable mood, especially by an offending incident: I was miffed when they didn't invite me to the party.

All 2 Synonyms of narked

Antonyms for narked

verb narked

pleased — (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?

Just one Antonym for narked