variants
or less commonly nark
plural narcs also narks
slang
: a person who informs on another especially to the authorities : snitch
It wasn't me who called the cops—I'm not a narc.
narced also narc'd; narcing also narc-ing; narcs
informal
: to give information (as of another's wrongdoing) especially to an authority : snitch, inform
—often used with on
Luckily, no one narced on us because we were breaking a ton of rules.—
Laurence W. Holmes
Laurence W. HolmesAnd we call the five-year old the safety patrol. She spends a fair amount of time narcing on her older brothers.—Craig Melvin
Craig Melvin
informal
: to snitch or inform on (someone) : rat
—usually used with out
These trainers weren't going to narc out any of their athletes.—Dick Harmon
Dick HarmonOn May 20th, 1985, a chief warrant officer in the U.S. Navy was arrested by the FBI after his wife basically narced him out to the U.S. government for spying for the Soviet Union.—Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
plural narcs
slang
: narcissist
Self-help websites offer pointers on dealing with the "narcs" in our lives, and bloggers lay out a taxonomy of the narcissists we might encounter down the line.—David Scharfenberg
David ScharfenbergKind souls and empaths are low hanging fruit for narcs because they have what narcs don't and never will …—"Gott Toneaux", on Quora.com
"Gott Toneaux", on Quora.comExamples of narc in a Sentence
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Brandi California, SPIN, 1 July 2024
The software, which would effectively act like a narc embedded on people’s iPhones, could have unintended consequences, critics said, despite Apple’s assurances that it would be used solely to stop child predators.
—Declan Harty, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2021
In that same breath, Kenya Moore explaining to Latoya what a narc was in an insult to Drew was a stunning lack of cognitive dissonance with her behavior over the course of this season.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2021
His successor also has the mindset of an undercover narc.
—Steve Chapman, chicagotribune.com, 14 Aug. 2020
And while Jamie would have handled this situation perfectly, Roger straight-up turns Isaiah over like a total narc, gets everyone wasted on whiskey, and a bunch of people ditch his militia as a result.
—Mehera Bonner, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Mar. 2020
All staffed by unattractive people in their late twenties, professional narcs with bad skin and waterproof sandals.
—Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 24 June 2019
El Diario reports that fans have downloaded that app more than 10 million times, essentially turning them into undercover narcs.
—Dami Lee, The Verge, 12 June 2019
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Noun
You’re automatically dubbed a narc, a kiss-ass, a too-cool.
—Brandi California, SPIN, 1 July 2024
The software, which would effectively act like a narc embedded on people’s iPhones, could have unintended consequences, critics said, despite Apple’s assurances that it would be used solely to stop child predators.
—Declan Harty, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2021
In that same breath, Kenya Moore explaining to Latoya what a narc was in an insult to Drew was a stunning lack of cognitive dissonance with her behavior over the course of this season.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2021
His successor also has the mindset of an undercover narc.
—Steve Chapman, chicagotribune.com, 14 Aug. 2020
And while Jamie would have handled this situation perfectly, Roger straight-up turns Isaiah over like a total narc, gets everyone wasted on whiskey, and a bunch of people ditch his militia as a result.
—Mehera Bonner, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Mar. 2020
All staffed by unattractive people in their late twenties, professional narcs with bad skin and waterproof sandals.
—Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 24 June 2019
El Diario reports that fans have downloaded that app more than 10 million times, essentially turning them into undercover narcs.
—Dami Lee, The Verge, 12 June 2019
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“Narc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/narc. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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