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narco

narco

1 7.7
Relating to illegal drug trade and related violence
  • adjective
  • /ˈnɑrkoʊ/
  • NSFW
translation icon : narco
  • He is considered an expert in the space of narco trafficking and Mexican drug cartels.

They are looking at narco terrorism across the board.

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Examples

  • What if that dude was smoking dope all day and you know he got that trick long Mickey's going to come out with them with them Narco sax.

  • So explain for my narco capitalist friends, you know, are you?

  • They are looking at narco terrorism across the board.

  • Mikey, you know when I got arrested for the narco torpedo, a smuggling business, which it is.

  • The police have been working hard to combat narco trafficking in the region.

  • His documentary highlighted the effects of narco violence on local communities.

  • The government launched a new initiative to address narco crime in urban areas.

Compounds

1 9.1

A country or region where drug gangs control the government, police are weak, and officials are corrupt

9.3

Money in US dollars that comes from illegal drug sales

Surface Forms

narco positive

Etymology

Narco used to describe the drug trade comes from the word narcotic, which goes back to the Greek narkē meaning 'numbness' or 'sleep'. So, narco is used for things connected to illegal drugs and the violence around them.