As in 'copper's nark'?
2007-05-25 10:57:00 · 6 answers · asked by Clock Bot 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
From the Romany word for nose. Nosing into other peoples business, presumably. Look in the OED.
Narc/narcotics is something else.
2007-05-25 11:00:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Narc is a shortened form for an Undercover Narcotics officer. It began in the 70's and has evolved to include anyone who is considered to be a snitch.
2007-05-25 18:01:35 · answer #2 · answered by jimbo1058 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
you mean narc? i believe it comes from the police narcotics squad. they would bust someone and then offer them freedom or reduced sentence if they became a "snitch" to help cops get to the big time dealers...or also used to refer to a narcotics officer undercover. something like that.
2007-05-25 18:03:55 · answer #3 · answered by pirate00girl 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
As sosgez says, it's from the Romany word "nak", meaning "nose".
2007-05-25 18:44:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
is it something to do with narcotics?
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2007-05-25 18:01:16 · answer #5 · answered by mesmerized 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
narcotics.
2007-05-25 18:00:21 · answer #6 · answered by boogeywoogy 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋