Narco
Definition
A member of a drug cartel or a drug trafficker, especially associated with Latin American organized crime syndicates.
Short for 'narcotics,' often used in compounds like 'narco-submarine' or 'narco-terrorism' to describe drug-related activities or tools.
Slang for a narcotics officer (less common than the cartel sense).
Examples
After one too many episodes of Narcos, he strutted into the party declaring himself the neighborhood narco—armed only with a vape pen.
The narco's yacht was so flashy, it came with its own disco ball and a parrot that squawked 'cocaína' on command.
She ghosted her date faster than a narco ditches a tailing cop, leaving him with the bill and a sombrero full of regret.
My grandma calls her spicy salsa 'narco sauce' because one bite and you're seeing cartel-level hallucinations from the heat.