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narks

nark
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Transcription

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

Definitions of narks word

  • noun narks a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics. 1
  • verb without object narks British Slang. to act as a police informer or stool pigeon. 1
  • verb without object narks Australian Slang. to become annoyed. 1
  • noun narks Plural form of nark. 1

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Origin of narks

First appearance:

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

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Narks

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

narks 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 69% 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.

narks usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for narks

noun narks

  • 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.

Antonyms for narks

noun narks

  • 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.

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