knark

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish knark.

Noun

knark m (definite singular knarken, uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) narcotic, illegal drugs

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Swedish knark.

Noun

knark n (definite singular knarket, uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) narcotic, illegal drug
    Synonyms: dop, droge, narkotika

Etymology 2

Probably related to Swedish knarr (“grumpy”).

Noun

knark m (definite singular knarken, indefinite plural knarkar, definite plural knarkane)

  1. an old grumpy man
    Synonyms: knarr, surgubbe
Derived terms
  • gjerrigknark

References

Swedish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /knark/
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Noun

knark n (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) narcotics, illegal drugs
    Synonyms: narkotika, droger
    • 1994, “Mera knark [More drugs [alteration of "Mera hallonsaft" (More raspberry cordial)]]”, in För pung & fosterland [For balls (scrotum) & country [alteration of "för kung och fosterland" (for king and country)]], performed by Snorleifs [alteration of Thorleifs with snor (“snot”)]:
      När som pipan blivit tom så är det ingen kris för dom. Då går dom strax och fyller på, så länge det finns mer att få. Ju mer dom knarkar skrattar dom, eller om det rentav är tvärtom. Du får en noja, tar ditt liv. Knark är kul på alla vis. Knark, knark, mera knark, mera knark så blir du stark. Knark, knark, mera knark, mera knark så blir du stark.
      When [that] the pipe has become empty, [then] they are not in crisis [there is no crisis for them]. Then they'll soon go and fill up, as long as there is more to get. The more drugs they do, the more they laugh, or it might even be [or if it's even] the other way around. You have [get] a mental fit, kill yourself ["take your life," in the present tense]. Drugs are fun in every way. Drugs, drugs, more drugs, more drugs will make you strong [then you become strong]. Drugs, drugs, more drugs, more drugs will make you strong.
  2. (colloquial, by extension) other substances (or other things) perceived as being like illegal drugs, in having a strong psychological effect and/or being harmful or the like
    Det där är ju rena knarket!
    That's like straight-up narcotics!
  3. (colloquial, figuratively) a drug (something addictive)
    Synonym: drog

Usage notes

More judgmental-sounding compared to droger and narkotika.

Declension
Declension of knark 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative knark knarket — —
Genitive knarks knarkets — —

Derived terms

See also

References
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