"narg" meaning in All languages combined

See narg on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: nargs [plural]
Etymology: An acronym for "not a real gentleman" Someone who discusses matters of business when not working. Head templates: {{en-noun}} narg (plural nargs)
  1. (Internet) A nerd, someone with extensive knowledge of a particular technical field. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet, People Derived forms: nargery

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  "etymology_text": "An acronym for \"not a real gentleman\" Someone who discusses matters of business when not working.",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1994 November 7, purvis, “Postal Tiddlywinks”, in alt.games.tiddlywinks (Usenet)",
          "text": "Perhaps I can be of some assistance here, as I appear to be a member of the Rules subcommittee and am therefore (and for other reasons to numerous to mention) a narg.",
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        },
        {
          "text": "1997, November 4, Sunday lunch, cam.misc\nI don't work in the computer industry, either, but all my friends are sad nargs who sit around talking about things like HHGTTG."
        },
        {
          "text": "1998, June 11, Unusual job for talented computer programmer, cam.misc\n... most of my adult life going out with a succession of computer programmers, physicists, engineers, budding mathematicians and general nargs of both sexes."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2001 February 2, Vicky Larmour, “Any americans reading this? - HELP!!!!”, in cam.misc (Usenet)",
          "text": "> Tried that myself as a kid (must be an inquisitive nargy engineering\n> thing).\nOi! Brown! Are you calling me a narg? Oh well, fair enough I suppose :-)",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Ruth Dudley Edwards, Corridors of Death: A Robert Amiss/Baronness Jack Troutback Mystery, page 116",
          "text": "'I mean what makes you think he's a poofdah, you narg?' 'I 'aven't got where I am today wivout bein' able to spot a poofdah when I see one. Besides, I used to listen to 'im on the phone talkin' to 'is poofdah friends.",
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          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ],
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          "nerd",
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          "knowledge",
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        "(Internet) A nerd, someone with extensive knowledge of a particular technical field."
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        "Internet"
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        {
          "ref": "1994 November 7, purvis, “Postal Tiddlywinks”, in alt.games.tiddlywinks (Usenet)",
          "text": "Perhaps I can be of some assistance here, as I appear to be a member of the Rules subcommittee and am therefore (and for other reasons to numerous to mention) a narg.",
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          "text": "1997, November 4, Sunday lunch, cam.misc\nI don't work in the computer industry, either, but all my friends are sad nargs who sit around talking about things like HHGTTG."
        },
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          "text": "1998, June 11, Unusual job for talented computer programmer, cam.misc\n... most of my adult life going out with a succession of computer programmers, physicists, engineers, budding mathematicians and general nargs of both sexes."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2001 February 2, Vicky Larmour, “Any americans reading this? - HELP!!!!”, in cam.misc (Usenet)",
          "text": "> Tried that myself as a kid (must be an inquisitive nargy engineering\n> thing).\nOi! Brown! Are you calling me a narg? Oh well, fair enough I suppose :-)",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Ruth Dudley Edwards, Corridors of Death: A Robert Amiss/Baronness Jack Troutback Mystery, page 116",
          "text": "'I mean what makes you think he's a poofdah, you narg?' 'I 'aven't got where I am today wivout bein' able to spot a poofdah when I see one. Besides, I used to listen to 'im on the phone talkin' to 'is poofdah friends.",
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        "(Internet) A nerd, someone with extensive knowledge of a particular technical field."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "narg"
}

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