30 March 2017
nark(1)
[nahrk]
noun
1. British Slang. a stool pigeon or informer.
2. Australian Slang. an annoying person.
verb (used without object)
3. British Slang. to act as a police informer or stool pigeon.
4. Australian Slang. to become annoyed.
Origin of nark(1)
1860-1865; < Romany nāk nose
nark(2)
[nahrk]
noun
Slang.
1. a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
Origin
1965-70, Americanism; shortening of narcotic
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Examples from the Web for nark
Historical Examples
It was the sole commandment that ran there:—’Thou shalt not nark.’
A Child of the Jago
Arthur Morrison
The searchlight from the nark was playing full upon the scene.
The Radio Boys with the Revenue Guards
Gerald Breckenridge
A hail came from Jackson, second in command of the nark, at once.
The Radio Boys with the Revenue Guards
Gerald Breckenridge
” nark (p. 091) the doin’s, nark it,” he cried and fired his rifle.
The Red Horizon
Patrick Mac
Today’s quote
Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused.
– Paulo Coelho
On this day
30 March – Land Day, annual day of commemoration for Palestinians following the events of 1976 in which 6 Palestinian protestors were killed campaigning against the Israeli government’s announcement of plans to expropriate large amounts of Palestinian land for Israel. Land Day is recognised as a pivotal event in the struggle over Palestinian land and Palestine’s relationship to Israel.
30 March 1853 – birthday of Vincent Van Gogh, dutch painter. Died 29 July 1890.
30 March 1878 – the USA buys Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million.
30 March 1981 – US President Ronald Reagan shot at close range by John Hinckley, who was later found not guilty by reason of insanity. Hinckley was obsessed with actress Jodie Foster and thought he could get her attention and impress her, by killing the President. Also shot were Reagan’s press secretary, a Washington police officer and a Secret Service agent. None were injured fatally. Reagan underwent emergency surgery. He was released from hospital on 11 April 1981 and is the first president to survive an assassination attempt.
30 March 1987 – an anonymous buyer purchases the Vincent Van Gogh painting, ‘Sunflowers‘ for $36.3 million.
30 March 2002 – the Queen Mother dies at the age 101. Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was born 4 August 1900. She was the wife of King George VI and the mother of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret Countess of Snowden. She was the Queen Consort of the United Kingdom and its Dominions. After the death of King George VI, she was known as Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother to avoid confusion with her daughter.