knark
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
knark m (definite singular knarken, uncountable)
- (colloquial) narcotic, illegal drugs
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
knark n (definite singular knarket, uncountable)
- (colloquial) narcotic, illegal drug
Etymology 2 edit
Probably related to Swedish knarr (“grumpy”).
Noun edit
knark m (definite singular knarken, indefinite plural knarkar, definite plural knarkane)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “knark” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
knark n (uncountable)
- (colloquial) narcotics, illegal drugs
- 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.
- (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!
- (colloquial, figuratively) a drug (something addictive)
- Synonym: drog
Usage notes edit
More judgmental-sounding compared to droger and narkotika.
Declension edit
| Declension of knark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | knark | knarket | — | — |
| Genitive | knarks | knarkets | — | — |
Derived terms edit
- dödsknark
- knarka
- knarkare
- knarkbaron
- knarkbruk
- knarkhandel
- knarkhärva
- knarkkung
- knarkkärring
- knarklagstiftning
- knarklangare
- knarkliga
- knarkoman
- knarkpolitik
- knarkslang