NADSAT DICTIONARY Les Currie and GHP present Action To The Word’s Reprinted from the novel “A Clockwork Orange” Directed by by Anthony Burgess Alexandra Spencer-Jones

Word Meaning Origins Appypolly loggy Apology School boy speak Bezoomy Mad Russian: byezoomiyi/mad, insane Bolshy Big Russian: bolshoy/big Bog God Russian: Bog/God Bratchny Bastard Russian: vnyebrachnyi/illegitimate Bratty Brother Russian: brat/brother Britva Razor Russian: britva/razor Cal Shit Russian: kal/excrement, faeces Charlie Chaplain/Priest Rhyming slang: Charlie Chaplin -> Chaplain Crast Steal Russian: krast/steal Devotchka Girl Russian: devochka/girl Dobby Good Russian: dobro/good Dratsing Fighting Russian: drat/to tear, to kill Drencrom A drug Invented slang: adrenochrome? Droog Friend Russian: droog/friend Eggiweg Egg School boy speak Glazzies Eye Russian: glaz/eye Gloopy Stupid Russian: glupiyi/foolish, stupid Govoreet To speak, talk Russian: govorit/to speak, talk Grazhny Dirty Russian: gryuzniyi/dirty Grazzy Soiled Russian: gryuzniyi/dirty Gulliver Head Russian: golova/head Horrorshow Good, well Russian: khorosho/good Interessovat To interest Russian: interesovat/ to interest Jeezny Life Russian: zhizn/life Krovvy Blood Russian: krov/blood Litso Face Russian: litso/face Malchick Boy Russian: malchik/boy Malenky Little Russian: malyenkiyi/small. Millicent Policeman Russian: militsiya/policeman Molodoy Young Russian: molodoy/young Moloko Milk Russian: moloko/milk Nadsat Teenage Russian: ending for numbers 11-19 Nagoy Naked Russian: nagoi/naked Nazz Fool Russian: nazad/literally backwards (adv.) Neezhnies Underpants Russian: nizhniyi/lower (adj.) Nochy Night Russian: noch/night Orange Man Malay: Orang/Man (c.f. the Orang Utan ape) Otchkies Eye glasses Russian: otchki/glasses Platties Clothes Russian: platye/clothes Plott Flesh Russian: plot/flesh Tolchock To hit Russian: tolchok/a push, shove Viddy To see Russian: vidyet/to see Yarbles Balls,testicles Russian: yarblicka/apples