total narc
- noun
- /ˈtoʊtəl nɑrk/
- Offensive
:
soplón
- Nobody trusted him after he proved to be a total narc during the investigation.
Examples
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She acted like a total narc when she told the teacher about the prank.
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Everyone avoided him because he was known to be a total narc who reported others to the police.
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Calling someone a total narc at school could get you into trouble with your friends.
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Don't trust him; he's a total narc!
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Nobody likes a total narc in the group.
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After he informed the authorities about his friends' activities, they labeled him a total narc.
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She couldn't shake off the feeling that he was acting like a total narc by sharing secrets with the teacher.
Synonyms
33
9.9
A person who secretly tells the police about illegal drug activity
26
6.3
A person who breaks someone's trust by revealing secrets
1
9.9
A person who tells the police about others' illegal drug acts
A person who betrays others and cannot be trusted
Antonyms
How Treacherous
- Offensive
- Offensive
330
7.3
- Slang
83
7.5
- Offensive
33
9.9
165
5.6
- Offensive
9
6.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward adjective + noun combination where 'total' functions as an intensifier of 'narc'. Given knowledge of 'narc' as an informant/officer and 'total' as 'complete/utter', the meaning 'completely/utterly a narc' (i.e., a clear informant) is directly derivable; it is informal slang but compositionally transparent to learners who know both constituents.
Etymology
Total narc comes from narc, short for 'narcotics agent', a police officer who worked on drug cases; people began using narc for anyone who told the police or betrayed friends. So, total narc means a person who 'informs' or 'betrays' others.