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A Clockwork Orange

Anthony Burgess

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Nadsat Glossary

A
Appy-polly loggies -  apologies
B
Baboochka -  old woman
Bezoomny -  crazy
Bitva -  battle
Bog -  God
Bolshy -  big
Bratty, brat -  brother
Britva -  razor
C
Cal -  shit
Cancer -  cigarette
Cantora -  room
Carman -  pocket
Chasha -  cup
Chasso -  guard
Cheena -  woman
To cheest -  to wash
Chelloveck -  man, gentleman
Chepooka -  nonsense
Collocoll -  bell
To crast -  to steal
To creech -  to scream
Cutter -  money
D
Deng -  money
Devotchka -  girl
Dobby -  good
Domy -  house
To drats -  to fight
Droog, droogie -  friend
E
Eemya -  name
Eggiweg -  egg
F
To filly -  to play
Forella -  lady, woman
G
Glaz, glazzy -  eye, nipple (in context)
Gloopy -  stupid
Golly -  coin
Goloss -  voice
Goober -  lip
To gooly -  to go
Gorlo -  throat
To govoreet -  to talk, speak
Grahzny -  dirty
Grazzy -  dirty
Gromky -  loud
Groody -  breast
Gulliver -  head
Guff -  laugh
H
Hen-korm -  pocket change
Horrorshow -  good
Hound-and-horny -  common
I
Interessovated -  interested
To itty -  to go
J
Jammiwam -  jam, jelly
Jeezny -  life
K
Kleb -  bread
Klootch -  key
Kopat -  understand
Koshka -  cat
Krovvy -  blood
To kupet -  to buy
L
Lewdies -  people
Lighter -  drinker
Litso -  face
Lomtick -  piece
To lovet -  to catch
To lubbilub -  to kiss
M
Malchick -  boy
Malenky -  little
Maslo -  butter
Messel -  idea
Mesto -  place
Millicent -  policeman
Molodoy -  young
Moloko -  milk
Moodge -  man, husband
Mounch -  food
Mozg -  brain
N
Nadsat -  teen
Nagoy -  naked
Neezhnies -  panties
Nochy -  night
Noga -  foot, leg
Nosh -  knife
O
Oddy knocky -  alone
Okno -  window
To ookadeet -  to leave
Ooko -  ear
Oomny -  smart
Oozy -  chain
To osoosh -  to wipe
Otchkies -  glasses
P
To peet -  to drink
Pischa -  food
To platch -  to cry
Platties -  clothes
Pletcho -  shoulder
Plot -  body
Pol -  sex
To pony -  to understand
Poogly -  frightened
Pooshka -  pistol
Prestoopnick -  degenerate
Pretty polly -  money
To prod -  to produce
Ptitsa -  woman
Pyahnitsa -  drunk
R
To rabbit -  to work
Radosty -  joy
Rassoodock -  mind
Raz -  time
Razdraz -  angry
Razrez -  anger
To razrez -  to tear
Rooker -  hand or arm
Rot -  mouth
Rozz -  policeman
S
Sabog -  shoe
Sarky -  sarcastic
Shaika -  gang
Sharp -  woman
Sharries -  (expletive to be used with “kiss my –”)
Shest -  barrier
Shilarny -  interest
Shlaga -  club, cudgel
Shlapa -  hat
Shlem -  helmet
Shoom -  noise
Shoomny -  noisy
Shoot -  fool
Sinny -  cinema
To skazat -  to say
Skolliwol -  school
Skorry -  fast
To skvat -  to snatch
Sladky -  sweet
To sloochat -  to happen
To slooshy -  to hear
Slovo -  word
To smeck -  laugh
To smot -  to see
Sneety -  dream
Snoutie -  mucus coming from the nose
To sobirat -  to pick up
To spat with -  to have sex with
Spatchka -  sleep
Starry -  old
T
Tashtook -  handkerchief
To tolchock -  to hit
Twenty-to-one -  gang violence
U
Ultra-violence -  rape
V
What was vareeting -  what was up
Veck -  man, guy
Veshch -  thing
To viddy -  to see
Voloss -  hair
Von -  smell
To vred -  to injure
Y
Yahma -  hole
Yahzick -  tongue
Yarbles -  testicles, bollocks
To yeckat -  to drive
Z
Zheena -  wife
Zlook -  ring, sound
Zooby -  tooth