narc
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The woman explains that it took going to therapy—for her, not the narc —to understand the complete one-sidedness of the friendship.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2024
My ethical question is: Should I narc and tell the facility that my relative is not vaccinated?
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2021
Being a poser doesn’t make me a narc.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 15, 2020
Anyone who hates court-rushing is a narc, and that's all you should ever say if someone tries to argue otherwise.
From Golf Digest ● Feb. 24, 2020
“I don’t get it. Are you threatening us? If you’re going to narc on us, go ahead and tell the Director. It’s not like I can do anything to stop you.”
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
There are social pressures, too, with a number of baby boomers saying their peers make them feel like narcs and nerds if they complain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
People who come forward are called narcs, tattletales and snitches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
Everyone in my neighborhood in Boston—not just the narcs and NIMBYs on my local NextDoor—is convinced they’re hearing way more fireworks this year.
From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2020
The fact that the Ole Miss fans didn't rush the court after that proves they're a bunch of narcs.
From Golf Digest ● Feb. 24, 2020
“They think this place was too dead last year. They think if they plant some nutcase in with the students—” “Like they plant narcs in schools!” someone else shouted.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
Par looked at Morty, now sobbing in the corner, and thought, You narced on me.
From Underground by Suelette Dreyfus
No one wants to hang with someone who is constantly narcing on them!
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2020
For the most part, we only talk about them when we’re complaining about them, or narcing on them to pest control companies.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2019
