narced

A craftsman carefully inlays a narced design into a wooden jewelry box.

Definition

1. Adjective (slang):
   • Under the influence of narcotics: "narced" describes a state of being high or intoxicated by drugs, particularly narcotics.
   • Annoyed or angry: In informal usage, "narced" can mean feeling irritated or upset, often due to a frustrating situation.

Usage Examples

• (Under the influence of narcotics.)
• (She became annoyed or angry.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be narced out": to be heavily intoxicated or disoriented by drugs.

  • After the party, he was narced out and couldn't stand. (He was very high and unsteady.)

• "to get narced": to become angry or irritated.

  • Don't get narced just because you lost the game. (Don't become upset over a minor loss.)

Variants and Related Words

• Narc (n, slang): a narcotics officer or informant.

  • The narc busted the dealer. (The drug enforcement officer arrested the seller.)

• Narcotic (n, adj): a drug that relieves pain and induces sleep or stupor.

  • Morphine is a powerful narcotic. (A strong pain-relieving drug.)

Synonyms

• High: under the influence of drugs.
• Stoned: intoxicated by drugs, especially cannabis.
• Pissed off: annoyed or angry (informal).
• Irked: slightly irritated.

Phrasal Verbs

• Narc out: to become extremely intoxicated or to inform on someone to authorities.
  • He narced out on his friends to avoid jail time. (He informed on them to the police.)

Related Idioms

• Narced to the gills: extremely intoxicated.

  • He was narced to the gills and couldn't speak clearly. (Very high on drugs.)

• On the narc: using narcotics regularly.

  • She's been on the narc for years. (She is addicted to narcotics.)