different between narc vs tattletale

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: näk, IPA^(key): /n??k/
• (US) enPR: närk, IPA^(key): /n???k/
• Rhymes: -??(?)k

Etymology 1

Clipping of narcotics (control) officer.

Noun

narc (plural narcs)

1. (informal, colloquial, drugs) A police officer assigned to or engaging in illegal narcotics control.

Translations

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling of nark, influenced by narc (“narcotics officer”).

Noun

narc (plural narcs)

1. (informal, colloquial, drugs) Alternative spelling of nark (“spy”)

Verb

narc (third-person singular simple present narcs, present participle narcing, simple past and past participle narced)

1. (informal, colloquial, drugs) Alternative spelling of nark

See also

• stool pigeon

Etymology 3

Clipping of narcosis.

Verb

narc (third-person singular simple present narcs, present participle narcing, simple past and past participle narced)

1. (underwater diving, slang) To suffer from impaired judgment due to nitrogen narcosis (for example, while scuba diving).

Translations

Etymology 4

Clipping of narcissist.

Noun

narc (plural narcs)

1. (colloquial, informal) A narcissist.

Anagrams

• Carn, Cran, NRCA, cRNA, carn, cran, cran-, crna

English

Etymology

tattle +? tale

Adjective

tattletale (not comparable)

1. telltale; giveaway

Translations

Noun

tattletale (plural tattletales)

1. One who tattles (reports others' wrongdoings), often a child seeking attention.

   Synonyms: tattler, whistle-blower, narc, snitch; see also Thesaurus:informant

2. One who gossips, often for the sake of attention.

   Synonyms: gossip, rumourmonger; see also Thesaurus:gossiper

Translations

Verb

tattletale (third-person singular simple present tattletales, present participle tattletaling, simple past and past participle tattletaled)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To act as a tattletale; to tell on; to give away, reveal, or expose.