Meanings
- uncountableTechnical discussion, shop talk.
It would make some of the current p6i nargery a bit simpler, too.
2004 April 23, Simon Cozens, “A12: Typed undef”, in perl.perl6.language (Usenet)3 more examples
Anyway, most email I send, and I suspect most email most people send, is not particularly interesting, consisting mostly of unix nargery, photocopier humour and the occasional attempt to organise social events.
1997 June 13, Mark Baker, “POLICE AND EMAIL SECURITY”, in demon.service (Usenet)It has become TGGD[i] with a side order of nargery about cyperpunk books and virtual reality (occasioned by the comment that "Paradigm Shift" sounds vaguely Gibson-esque or something).
1998 January 21, Paul Wright, “Christ Returning”, in uk.religion.christian (Usenet)By the point I got involved there, it had become an issue of technical nargery rather than attack, and do you really expect an obsessive htmlgeek to pass that up? :)
1999 October 28, "Rant on Hardcore fandom" / "Now Sailor Moon, was Hardcore fandom/", in uk.media.animation.anime, Usenet, "Wednesday" (username)
Origin
From the uncommon slang word narg (“nerd”), from NARG (“not a real gentleman”), said to have originated at Cambridge.
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nargery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nargery
“nargery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nargery. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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