# nark

> English word · Noun · IPA /nɑːk/

## Definitions
1. A police spy or informer.
2. An unpleasant person, especially one who makes things difficult for others.

## Etymology
Uncertain. Perhaps from Angloromani nok (“nose”), from Romani nakh, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka), ultimately a doublet of nose.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nark