Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

narc

/ˈnɑɹk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: narc
IPA: /ˈnɑɹk/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A police officer or federal agent assigned to or engaging in illegal narcotics control.

Colloquial; Informal

noun

Alternative spelling of nark (“spy”).

Colloquial; Informal

verb

Alternative spelling of nark.

Colloquial; Informal

verb

To suffer from impaired judgment due to nitrogen narcosis (for example, while scuba diving).

Slang

noun

Colloquial; Informal

Etymology

Clipping of narcotics (control) officer.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈnɑɹk/
British English: /ˈnɑːk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

narcs (plural) narco (alternative) narcs (present, singular) narcing (participle, present) narced (participle, past) narced (past)

Phrases

stool pigeon

Frequently Paired Words

stool pigeon

Synonyms

nark narcotics agent

Homonyms

nark

Rhymes With

park mark dark clark arc shark clarke marc stark spark bark ark

Questions

How do you pronounce narc?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɑɹk/.
What does narc mean?: A police officer or federal agent assigned to or engaging in illegal narcotics control.
Where does narc come from?: Clipping of narcotics (control) officer.

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