nark

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Noun

1. (Ireland, UK, slang) A police spy or informer.
2. (Australia, slang) An unpleasant person, especially one who makes things difficult for others.

Verb

1. (intransitive, slang, transitive) To serve or behave as a spy or informer; to tattle.
2. (slang, transitive) To annoy or irritate.
3. (intransitive, slang) To complain.
4. (imperative, often, slang, transitive) To stop.

Hevwate

annoy

rag

irritate

rile

chafe

vex

gravel

narc

narcotics agent

devil

bother

get at

get to

nettle

snitch

sneak

informer

copper’s nark

exasperate

mole

peeve

provoke

sleuth

sneaker

snitcher

snoop

spite

spy

aggravate

stool pigeon

tease

veal

squealer

blab

bug

🐛

calf

calve

cease

complain

exacerbate

fawn

fret

gall

get

goad

grass

grumble

infuriate

irk

jar

🫙

Werger

εξαγριώνω

χαφιές

καταδότης

ερεθίζω

provocar

infastidire

Spitzel

nerven

importunare

ضايق

أغاظ

كدر

حرك

حصى

تقاذف

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/nɑːk/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Uncertain. Perhaps from Angloromani nok (“nose”), from Romani nakh, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka), ultimately a doublet of nose.