Green’s Dictionary of Slang

narked adj.

annoyed.

1888		S.O. Addy Sheffield Gloss. 155: Narked, vexed, angry.
1893		H. Lawson ‘The Shearing of the Cook’s Dog’ in Roderick (1972) 96: He was ‘narked’ for three days and the chaps marvelled much and were sorry.
1903		J. Furphy Such is Life 17: I noticed the other feller was a bit narked.
1912		N.Z. Truth 13 Jan. 8/2: This made Murray narked.
1918		Kia Ora Coo-ee 15 May. 6/3: ‘Son of a dog,’ it squeaked, ‘would you lift eyes to a Pasha’s widow?’ / ‘Too right I would,’ says Tim. ‘Don’t get narked, Pasha. You’ve had your fling. Put us wise, I’ve got six days to go yet.’.
1937		Sydney Morn. Herald 15 Mar. 4/2: ‘That made the others ever so narked’.
1940		F. Sargeson ‘I’ve Lost My Pal’ in A Man And His Wife (1944) 48: It was the way he told us about it that got Tom narked.
1941		N.Y. Herald Trib. 29 June 9/3: ‘Nark’ is another dinkie-die term [...] if someone is annoyed with you he’ll be ‘narked’ at you.
1946		K. Amis letter 18 Jan. in Leader (2000) 35: One or two of those extracts make me feel a wee bit narked.
1951		D. Stivens Jimmy Brockett 22: I was wishing I could have Sadie along tonight, but it wouldn’t do to have her and Joan together. Joanie was narked with me as it was.
1960		A. Burgess Doctor Is Sick (1972) 53: She’s a bit narked about not being really married.
1961		T. Murphy Whistle in the Dark Act II: Oh-ho, she’s getting narked.
1976		P. Theroux Family Arsenal 148: She thinks you’re narked. She said she’s sorry.
1981		W. Russell Educating Rita I i: You know if I’m readin’, or watchin’ somethin’ different on the telly he gets dead narked.
1998		I. Welsh Filth 186: Toal looks a bit narked that I’ve stolen a mark on him.
2002		Guardian Rev. 8 Feb. 5: UA has been narked off about Powers right from the get-go.
2019		P. Temple ‘High Art’ in The Red Hand 26: ‘Robby’s narked by what happened to his horse’.