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nark — nark1 [närk] Slang n. [< Romany nāk, a nose < Hindi nāk, nose: for IE base see NOSE] an informer; stool pigeon vt., vi. 1. to inform on (a person) 2. Brit. to make, be, or become annoyed, angry, etc. nark it [Brit. Slang] stop i … English World dictionary
nark it! — Stop it! • • • Main Entry: ↑nark * * * chiefly Brit. stop that! … Useful english dictionary
nark — informal ► NOUN 1) chiefly Brit. a police informer. 2) Austral./NZ an annoying person or thing. ► VERB chiefly Brit. ▪ annoy. ORIGIN Romany n k nose … English terms dictionary
nark — I [[t]nɑrk[/t]] n. brit. Brit. Slang. a stool pigeon or informer • Etymology: 1860–65; < Romany nāk nose II nark [[t]nɑrk[/t]] n. crl sts narc … From formal English to slang
nark — n. & v. Brit. sl. n. 1 a police informer or decoy. 2 Austral. an annoying person or thing. v.tr. (usu. in passive) annoy; infuriate (was narked by their attitude). Phrases and idioms: nark it! stop that! Etymology: Romany nak nose … Useful english dictionary
nark — nark1 /nahrk/, n. 1. Brit. Slang. a stool pigeon or informer. 2. Chiefly Australian Slang. an annoying person. v.i. 3. Brit. Slang. to act as a police informer or stool pigeon. 4. Chiefly Australian Slang. to become annoyed. [1860 65; < Romany… … Universalium
nark — informal noun 1》 Brit. a police informer. 2》 Austral./NZ an annoying person or thing. verb Brit. annoy. Origin C19: from Romany nāk nose … English new terms dictionary
wind someone up — 1 (Brit. informal) Katie was just winding me up: TEASE, make fun of, chaff; informal take the mickey out of, send up, rib, josh, kid, have on, pull someone s leg; N. Amer. informal … Useful english dictionary
Great Britain — noun 1. a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; Great Britain is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑United Kingdom,… … Useful english dictionary
stop — v 1. discontinue, quit, cease from, leave off, Inf. drop* abandon; desist from, forbear, Inf. cut out, Sl. can, Sl. cheese, Brit. Sl. nark it; withdraw from, have done with; (all of work) Inf. call it quits, call it a day, shut up shop, Inf.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
annoy — verb Syn: irritate, bother, vex, make cross, exasperate, irk, anger, antagonize, nettle; Brit. rub up the wrong way; informal aggravate, peeve, miff, rile, needle, get (to), bug, hack off; Brit.; informal wind up, nark … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
