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nark(dictionary)

nark (iou)



nark noun & verb. [nɑ:k] slang. M19.
[Romany nak nose.]
A. noun.
a. An informer, esp. (also copper's nark) a police informer. M19.
b. A police officer. L19.
a. An annoying, unpleasant, obstructive, or quarrelsome person. Chiefly Austral. & NZ. M19.
b. An annoying or unpleasant thing or situation; a source of irritation; a bad mood, a fit of anger. E20.
b. verb.
a. verb trans. Watch, look after. M19.
b. verb intrans. Act as an informer. M19.
a. verb trans. Annoy, exasperate, infuriate. Freq. as narked ppl adjective. L19.
E. J. Banfield He'll be a bit narked at having wasted a whole bloomin' day.
b. verb intrans. Complain, grumble. E20.
verb trans. (usu. with it). Cease, stop. Freq. in imper. L19.
R. Hoggart These chaps ought to pack it up. Nark it, chums.
narker noun an informer; a police officer; a complainer, a disparager: M20.
narky adjective irascible, irritable, bad-tempered; sarcastic, disparaging: L19.