NARC

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NARC, narc or nark may refer to:

• Narcotic, an addictive drug derived from opium

• "NARC", a song on Interpol's album Antics
• Narc, an Orc-like character in the parody Bored of the Rings
• Narc (film), a 2002 film about dirty cops involved in policing the drug trade
• Narc (Narcotics), a term for a narcotics agent (including undercover) or police informant
• NARC (video game), a 1988 arcade game
• Party Pooper

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• National Advertising Review Council, a US organization providing self-regulatory services to the American advertising industry
• National Rainbow Coalition, a Kenyan political party
• Non-Automatic Relay Center, formerly a station in a military communications network where teletype operators transferred messages using paper tape.
• National Association of Railway Clubs, an association of sports and social clubs in England, Scotland and Wales.
• NARC, English slang for a 'spark' or 'idea'.

[edit] Etymologies

1. Short for "narcotic".
2. From Romani nāk = "nose"