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noun

ˈnärk

Definition of nark

British

as in informer

a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing he began to suspect that there was a nark in his organization who was tipping off Scotland Yard

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verb

British

as in to annoy

to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts during the war some of the British were narked by their American allies, who were perceived as arrogant

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Recent Examples of nark

Noun

The team's 33-15 loss gave it a 2-11 record, which is the worst nark in the NFC. — Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025

Verb

As home secretary, Theresa May narked cops by lecturing them in public and cutting back on their powers to stop and search passers-by. — The Economist, 7 Nov. 2019

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nark

Noun

One of State Security’s main goals, as well as a central source of its strength, is turning civilians into informers.

— Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
And so every regime invests in having student informers.

— Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026

Definition of informer

Noun

Interspersed throughout the myriad activations of Monterey Car Week is the most important facet for the collector community, and that’s the array of auctions that serve as either an optimistic barometer reading or an ailing canary in the coal mine.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2026
Kevin Tubbs grew up in a comfortable suburb outside Omaha, Nebraska, in a canary-yellow ranch house filled with dogs.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

Definition of canary

Verb

Antosh recommends checking with a doctor before using a high-pressure bidet right after childbirth or with genital ulcers, since powerful streams can irritate healing tissue.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Oh, and don’t worry about sparkles irritating your gaze—the formula is ophthalmologist-tested.

— Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of irritate

Verb

Not too much bugs him, but he sometimes is annoyed by his baby sister and doesn’t trust people who put pineapple on their pizza.

— Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2026
The indictment revealed that prosecutors had bugged the Aisenbergs' home for three months after Sabrina's disappearance.

— Curran Rastogi, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of bug

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García Luna pledged to restore independence and public confidence in the Public Ministry and began reviewing cases involving officials, journalists, and others who alleged that they had been politically persecuted under the previous administration.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
Other Eurasian emperors of the time also did not persecute occult practitioners as Ivan did in the lead-up to the second oprichnina, actions more in line with attitudes in early modern Christian Europe than those common among rulers of Asia.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

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