# Dey looking for this homie, I got some tips for him **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 12, 2021, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dey-looking-for-this-homie-i-got-some-tips-for-him/930378 "2021-01-12T22:58:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 4
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In re: etymology of the word. There are websites for this: [narc (n.)](https://www.etymonline.com/word/narc#etymonline_v_2280) 1967 (earlier narco, 1960), American English slang, shortened form of narcotics agent. It had been used 1955 for narcotics hospital, 1958 for narcotics addict. The senses and spelling have tended to merge with older but unrelated nark (q.v.). [nark](https://www.etymonline.com/word/nark#etymonline_v_2288) 1859, “to act as a police informer” (v.); 1860, “police informer” (n.), probably from Romany nak “nose,” from Hindi nak, from Sanskrit nakra, which probably is related to Sanskrit nasa “nose” (from PIE root \*nas- “nose”). Sense and spelling tending to merge with etymologically unrelated narc (q.v.). > **[narc | Search Online Etymology Dictionary](https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=narc)** > > The online etymology dictionary (etymonline) is the internet's go-to source for quick and reliable accounts of the origin and history of English words, phrases, and idioms. It is professional enough to satisfy academic standards, but accessible... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dey-looking-for-this-homie-i-got-some-tips-for-him/930378.md?page=3)