narc Ever witnessed someone "telling" or "tattling" on someone? Chances are you have, and chances are you might have heard whispers or snickers about the person being a "narc." Not sure what this means? Or where the term comes from? Read on… Simply put, a "narc" (also spelled nark or narq) is someone who turns you in or reports you to a higher authority, like a teacher, police offer or parent. The term can also be used as a verb, for example, "She totally narked me out." While it may seem like a recent word, this term actually began appearing during the mid-1800s. Two books published around 1860, The Vulgar Tongue and A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words, both contained the word "nark." In these books the term was defined as "a person who obtains information under seal of confidence, and afterwards breaks faith" or "a common informer". However, the roots of "narc" go back even further. According to etymology sources, the word comes from the Romani (Gypsy) term nak, meaning nose. There are also several other cultures with similar spellings for the term nose--Hindi's "nak" and Sanskrit's "nakra" and "nasa." So what does a nose have to do with a "narc"? Well, since the 17th century, "to stick one's nose into" or to be "nosey" were popular phrases for someone who intrudes or interferes, much like the current definition. (Some sources also believe the term is related to the French word "narquois," which means to be deceitful.) Narc is also a shortened name for "narcotics" and is used in reference to the police who work in that department. However, this label did not appear until the 1960s, well after the term had been used to designate a snitch or tattler. What do YOU think a narc is?

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[hoppiemochie]

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[amazing]

me and my friends use it like this:
"austin is a effin nark"
and yes we spell it with a k.
we first heard it on "john tucker must die"
then we look and urbandictionary.com
and found it meant "one spoils fun"
and it an ausralian term, and im obessed australia!!!
so anyways we call ppl ALOT and is it bad? cuz i didnt think so.....

[amazing]

i use it like this
"omg austin is a effin nark!"
and the first time i heard it on"john tucker must die"
me an dmy friends have been calling ppl that but is it bad,bad?
cuz i ddnt think it was....

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[Rose]

I just thoght it was a verb, like "omigod Brad just narked on me"

[james]

narcs fucking suck i had one at my school last year he had me going i told him the people higher up where after him two weeks later he was gone it was really funny he spazed no one believed me about it until he left without a trace

[sandra]

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[jill]

hey ENSLEY i have them at my high school 2!god its so annoying and our princible is sychotic she tryied 2 give be detention for nothing...T_T

[Twilight.Lover]

I read this word in the book Vampire Diaries and had no idea what it means.
Now I do :)

[evakaye]

i'm def gonna start using the word narc now.

xD

[Taylor]

Narcs are them people they send to my school and make em' pretend to be a student so they can bust us for doin drugs. C'mon.. we live in the country and there's nothing to do out here!! Let us keep our weed at least...

[Cassie]

All i think of is nitrogen narkocis (i dont think i spelled that right)

[ensley]

at my high school we have people that ride around in golf carts and try to catch you doing stuff you should not do wether it is ditching, drugs, drinking, using cell phones, or breaking other school rules. when ever one is near the first person who sees one says narc loud enough for everyone around them to hear and people stop doing what they were doing unitl they leave. they are so annoying, we also have a police officer on out campus at all times, he is the person you really have to be carefull around.

[Vicky]

Every time I hear "narc" I instantly think of narcolepsy and think it's just a really sleepy person. :-)

[bedsandmattressesuk]

I have never heard that a narc was someone who turns you in. This is the first time.

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[shakera]

umm... basically it means snitch.

[DontMessW/Imperfection.]

i hate narq's. they can go suck a monkey. damnit. =]

[DontMessW/Imperfection.]

i hate narq's. they can go suck a monkey. damnit. =]

[kelly]

because he can

[shay]

umm ok whats with wayne brady, i dont get it i mean i dont i like him but please tell me why u hate him so much?