Narco

//ˈnɑɹkoʊ// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Narcotics. colloquial, uncountable

    "Margo sighed her contentment. ‘Selling narco in Harlem is the life. There's nothing finer.’"

  2. 2
    Someone suffering from narcolepsy.

    "I too am a narco. Have been for about 10 years."

  3. 3
    A Latin American drug baron, usually from Colombia or Mexico. countable

    "The conflict has become a test of endurance for both the government and the narcos."

  4. 4
    Acronym of narcotics control officer (“a police officer specializing in drug crimes”). abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable

Synonyms

All synonyms
knockonarc

Example

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"Margo sighed her contentment. ‘Selling narco in Harlem is the life. There's nothing finer.’"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Clipping of narcotics. From narcotic.

Etymology 2

Clipping of narcoleptic.

Related phrases

drug baron

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