different between narg vs narc

English

Etymology

An acronym for "not a real gentleman" Someone who discusses matters of business when not working. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

narg (plural nargs)

1. (Internet) A nerd, someone with extensive knowledge of a particular technical field.
   • 1994 November 7, "purvis" (username), "Postal Tiddlywinks", in alt.games.tiddlywinks, Usenet:

     Perhaps I can be of some assistance here, as I appear to be a member of the Rules subcommittee and am therefore (and for other reasons to numerous to mention) a narg.

   • 1997, November 4, Sunday lunch, cam.misc

     I don't work in the computer industry, either, but all my friends are sad nargs who sit around talking about things like HHGTTG.

   • 1998, June 11, Unusual job for talented computer programmer, cam.misc

     ... most of my adult life going out with a succession of computer programmers, physicists, engineers, budding mathematicians and general nargs of both sexes.

   • 2001 February 2, "Vicky Larmour" (username), "Any americans reading this? - HELP!!!!", in cam.misc, Usenet:

     > Tried that myself as a kid (must be an inquisitive nargy engineering

     > thing).

     Oi! Brown! Are you calling me a narg? Oh well, fair enough I suppose :-)

Derived terms

• nargery

References

• Eric S[teven] Raymond, editor (29 December 2003) , “narg”, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7

Anagrams

• ARNG, gRNA, garn, gnar, gran, grna, rang

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