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单词 narc
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narcn.

Brit. /nɑːk/, U.S. /nɑrk/
Forms: 1900s– narc, 1900s– nark.
Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: narcotic n.
Etymology: Shortened < narcotic n., perhaps after nark n. Compare earlier narco n.
slang (chiefly North American).
A police agent or investigator concerned with narcotics. Cf. narco n. 3.
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society > law > law enforcement > investigation of crime > [noun] > detective > American > specific
narco1960
narc1966
1966 T. Leary Politics of Ecstasy xv. 230 The narcotics bureau of the Treasury Department wanted to keep all drugs illegal, to..add thousands of T-men, G-men, and narks to the payroll.
1970 E. Tidyman Shaft (1971) iv. 50 The police didn't frighten him. The Narcs didn't frighten him.
1985 N. Pileggi Wiseguy 217 Most wiseguys the narks had followed always remained within their own ranks.
1989 Spin Oct. 41/3 He went back..to try again to score, but the area was still filled with narcs.
1994 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 22 Dec. a21/2 There is just that chance that a lurking narc would spot him paying cash for..marijuana.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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