knark
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editNoun
editknark m (definite singular knarken, uncountable)
- (colloquial) narcotic, illegal drugs
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editknark n (definite singular knarket, uncountable)
- (colloquial) narcotic, illegal drug
Etymology 2
editProbably related to Swedish knarr (“grumpy”).
Noun
editknark m (definite singular knarken, indefinite plural knarkar, definite plural knarkane)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “knark” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
editPronunciation
editNoun
editknark 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)]][1], 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
editMore judgmental-sounding compared to droger and narkotika.
Declension
editDeclension of knark | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | knark | knarket | — | — |
Genitive | knarks | knarkets | — | — |
Derived terms
edit- dödsknark
- knarka
- knarkaffär
- knarkande
- knarkare
- knarkarkvart
- knarkarnäste
- knarkbaron
- knarkbrott
- knarkbruk
- knarkhandel
- knarkhandlare
- knarkhund
- knarkhärva
- knarkkartell
- knarkkung
- knarkkvart
- knarkkärring
- knarklagstiftning
- knarklangare
- knarklangning
- knarkliberal
- knarkliga
- knarkmaffia
- knarkmissbruk
- knarkmissbrukare
- knarkning
- knarkoman
- knarkpolitik
- knarkrazzia
- knarkslang
- knarksmugglare
- knarksmuggling
- knarkspruta
- knarktrafik
- knarkträsk
See also
editReferences
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- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål uncountable nouns
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- Norwegian Bokmål colloquialisms
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms borrowed from Swedish
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Swedish
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk uncountable nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk neuter nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk colloquialisms
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Swedish lemmas
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