nark
/nɑrk/
noun
- A person who secretly gives information to the police or other authorities about someone else's illegal activities.
- He was known as a nark in the neighborhood because he always reported underage drinking to the cops.
- The detective thanked the nark for the tip that led to the arrest.
- The gang suspected there was a nark in their group who had told the police about the robbery.
- A person who complains or criticizes a lot, especially in an annoying way.
- She's always a nark when it comes to noise, even during the day.
- My uncle is a real nark about people being late to family dinners.
- Don't be such a nark — the movie wasn't that bad.
verb
- To annoy or irritate someone.
- The constant buzzing of the fly really narks me.
- Her habit of tapping her pen on the desk narks everyone in the room.
- It narks my dad when I leave the lights on all night.
- To secretly inform on someone to the authorities.
- He narked on his friend to avoid getting in trouble himself.
- The prisoner narked to the guards about the escape plan.
- She refused to nark, even when the teacher pressured her.