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
