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A.Word.A.Day--nark nark (nark) noun 1. An annoying person. 2. A stool pigeon or informer verb intr. 1. To irritate or annoy. 2. To be an informer. [From Romany nak (nose). Ultimately from Indo-European root nas- (nose) that is also the source of other words for nose: English nose, Hindi nak, Spanish nariz, French nez, and related words nuzzle, nostril, and nasal.] noun A variant of narc: a police officer involved in investigating narcotics violations. [From shortening of narcotic.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus. "He's a nark, complaining all the time." Today's Footie Latest; The Sun (London, UK); Dec 3, 2004. "They were going to teach the Heremaia boys a lesson - you don't nark on patched gang members." Bridget Carter; The Short Sad Life of a Youth Who Took the Wrong Path; The New Zealand Herald (Auckland); Dec 4, 2004. This week's theme: words borrowed from other languages. X-Bonus A faith that cannot survive collision with the truth is not worth many regrets. -Arthur C Clarke, science fiction writer (1917-2008)

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