Definition of NARK

nark

Plural: narks

Noun

  • an informer or spy working for the police
  • a lawman concerned with narcotics violations
  • A police spy or informer.
  • An unpleasant person, especially one who makes things difficult for others.
  • Alternative form of narc (narcotics officer).

Verb

Verb Forms: narked, narking, narks

  • To act as an informer, especially to the police; to annoy.
  • cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
  • inform or spy (for the police)
  • To serve or behave as a spy or informer; to tattle.
  • To annoy or irritate.
  • To complain.
  • To stop.

Examples

  • Don’t nark on your Scrabble opponent for checking their dictionary in their head.
  • He narks in my ear all day, moaning about his problems.
  • I don’t trust that guy; he’s gonna nark us out.
  • It really narks me when people smoke in restaurants.
  • Nark it! I hear someone coming!
  • “If you nark on me, I’ll rip your arms off,” said Tim to his brother, as he passed him a joint.

Origin / Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Angloromani nok (“nose”), from Romani nakh, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka), ultimately a doublet of nose.

Synonyms

annoy, bother, chafe, copper's nark, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, narc, narcotics agent, nettle, rag, rile, vex, CI, Idioms:, abaddon, accuser, aggravate, antagonize, arsehole, ass, assbag, assbreath, assbucket, asscunt, assface, assfag, assfaggot, assfuck, assfucker, asshat, asshead, asshole, assmonkey, assmouth, assmunch, assmuncher, asstard, assweed, asswipe, bag of dicks, ball sack, bastard, bedevil, beefer, berk, bewray, bewrayer, bigmouth, bitch, blabber, blabtale, blabtongue, blackguard, blaggard, blow the whistle, boil someone's piss, botherate, bug, burn up, buttface, butthead, buttlicker, buttmunch, buttmuncher, canary, carrion, chap someone's hide, cheese off, choad, chunk-blower, clepe, cock gobbler, cock-knocker, cockbag, cockbreath, cockface, cockfag, cockfuck, cockfucker, cockhead, cocklicker, cockmunch, cockmuncher, cocksack, cockshit, cocksuck, cocksucker, cockwad, cockwaffle, cockweasel, cockwipe, cowson, crud, cullion, cum guzzler, cumbucket, cumrag, cumstain, cunt, cunt muncher, cuntard, cuntass, cuntbag, cuntbiscuit, cuntbitch, cuntbreath, cuntbucket, cuntface, cuntfuck, cuntfucker, cunthead, cuntlapper, cuntlicker, cuntmuffin, cuntrag, cuntshit, cuntstain, cuntsucker, cuntwad, cuntwaffle, cuntweasel, cuntweed, cuntwhacker, cuntwipe, denounce, dick, dick munch, dick muncher, dickass, dickbag, dickbiscuit, dickbreath, dickbucket, dickface, dickfuck, dickfucker, dickhead, dicklicker, dicknose, dicknut, dicksack, dickshit, dickstain, dickster, dicksucker, dicktard, dickwad, dickweasel, dickweed, dillweed, dime, dipshit, dirtbag, dirthead, dirtwad, disgruntle, dob, douche, douche boat, douche nozzle, douchebag, doucheburger, douchecanoe, douchelord, douchewad, douchewagon, drop a dime, drop a dime on someone, earthworm, exasperate, fag, faggot, faggotface, finger, fink, fizgig, fribble, frustrate, fuck, fuckbag, fuckball, fuckbucket, fuckchop, fucker, fuckface, fuckhead, fuckmitten, fuckmuffin, fucknose, fucknozzle, fuckoid, fuckrod, fuckshit, fuckskull, fuckstain, fuckster, fuckstick, fucktard, fucktrumpet, fuckwaffle, fuckweasel, fuckweed, fuckwit, get, get on someone's nerves, get on someone's tits, get on someone's wick, get someone's Irish up, get someone's back up, get someone's dander up, get someone's goat, get someone's nanny, get someone's nanny-goat, get under one's goat, get up, git, give someone the shits, gossip, grass, grass on, grass up, grate, grind one's gears, grotch, hack off, harsh one's mellow, hassle, heel, hilding, hosebag, inform, inform on, informant, informer, insect, irk, jackass, jackoff, jagoff, jagweed, jazz, jerk, jerkball, jerko, jerkoff, jerkwad, jerkweed, jitbag, jizzbag, jurat, knob polisher, knob-gobbler, leak, lolly up, loser, louse, lowlife, mahfugga, meanie, mole, molest, mommick, mongrel, motherfucker, name names, nark, nonce, outer, paddock, paskudnyak, peach, peacher, pee off, peeve, penishead, persecute, piece of crap, piece of garbage, piece of junk, piece of shit, piece of trash, piece of work, pig, pigfucker, pigwidgeon, pile of crap, pile of shit, pique, piss off, pissface, pisspot, prick, prickface, prickhead, prickwad, provoke, pukeball, pukestain, pussybreath, put someone's back up, queef, quisling, raasclaat, raise someone's hackles, rankle, rat, rat on, rat out, ratfink, rile up, roil, roll on, rooster, rub someone the wrong way, rub up the wrong way, ruffle, ruffle someone's feathers, sack of shit, schmuck, scoundrel, scrub, scum, scumbag, scumbreath, scumbug, scumbutt, scumface, scumfuck, scumhead, scumhole, scumlord, scut, scuzz, scuzzball, scuzzbucket, scuzzoid, sewer rat, sheep-biter, shit, shit bird, shitass, shitbag, shitball, shitbird, shitbreath, shitbucket, shitcock, shitcunt, shitdick, shiteater, shitehawk, shitface, shitfuck, shitfucker, shitgibbon, shitgoblin, shitguzzler, shithead, shitheap, shitheel, shithook, shitlicker, shitlord, shitmuncher, shitneck, shitnugget, shitnuts, shitpot, shitrag, shitsack, shitstain, shitwad, sing, skate, slag, sleaze, sleazebag, sleazeball, sleazebucket, sleazehole, sleazewad, slimebucket, slimeface, slimehole, slimewad, sneak, snitch, snitch up, snotbag, snotball, snotface, snothead, snotwad, snout, son of a bitch, son of a gun, son of a whore, sourhead, spoilsport, squeak, squeal, squealer, squib, state's evidence, sting, stinker, stooge, stool pigeon, stoolie, storm, supergrass, swine, sycophant, tattle, tattler, tattletale, tee off, tell, tell all, tell on, tell tales, telltale, telltale tit, test someone's patience, tick off, tip off, torque off, tosser, tosspot, tout, trouble, try one's patience, turdball, turn in, twattock, undesirable, vonce, wanker, wankpuffin, weasel, wet wipe, whistleblower, whoreson, wind up, worm, yutz

Scrabble Score: 8

nark: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
nark: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
nark: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

nark: valid Words With Friends Word