Nadsat (lexicon)

The table hereafter contains the list of the words in Nadsat which appear in the novel of Anthony Burgess, the Clockwork orange , in its english language version of origin, like, as far as possible, in the French version of the novel, or in its adaptation to the cinema by Stanley Kubrick, in version doubled or not. Each word is accompanied by its French significance, and indications as for its lexical origins.

With

|- | Appy polly loggy || exquisite cucuses worn ||excuse || manufactured starting from apology or excuses |- ! bgcolor=" #ccccff" colspan=" 4" style=" border-signal: double" |

B

|- | Baboochka || babouchka || old woman || Russian: бабушка, babooshka , read. “ large mother ” |- | Baddiwad || || bad || English: variation of “ bad ”, language of schoolboy. |- | Bandaged ||bandaged || bandage, gang || Russian: банда, bandaged |- | Bezoomny ||bezoumny || insane || Russian: безумный, byezoomiyi |- | Biblio || biblio || library || Russian: библиотека, biblioteka |- | Bitva || bitva || brawls || Russian: битва, bitva |- | Bog || Gogre || God || Russian: Бог, Bog |- | Bolnoy || bolnoï || patient || Russian: больной, bolnoy |- | Bolchoy || bolchoï || large || Russian: большой, bolshoy |- | Bratchni || bratchni || bastard || брачный (?), vnyebrachnyi |- | Bratti ||bratti || brother || Russian: брат, brat |- | Britva ||britva || razor || Russian: бритва, britva |- | Brooko || brouko|| belly || Russian: брюхо, bryukho |- | Brosay || brossater || to throw || Russian: бросать, brosat |- | Bugatty || bugatti || rich person || Russian: богатый, bogaty |- ! bgcolor=" #ccccff" colspan=" 4" style=" border-signal: double" |

C

|- | Cal ||gouspin || excrements || Russian: кал, kal |- | Cancer || cancerette || cigarette || English: popular term |- | Cantora ||will cantora || office || Russian: контора, will kontora |- | Carmane || carmane || pocket || Russian: карман, karman |- | Wine storehouse || tché || the || Russian: чай, wine storehouse |- | Charles, charlie || charlot || chaplain || Word game based on Charlie Chaplin |- | Chascha || chascha || pack || Russian: чашка, chashka |- | Chasso || chasso || prison warder || Russian: часовой, chasovoy |- | Cheena ||tchina || woman || Russian: женщина, zhenshchina |- | Cheest ||tchister || to wash || Russian: очищать, ochishchat , read. “ to purify ” |- | Chelloveck || tchelloveck || nobody, man, type, guy, buddy || Russian: человек, chelovek , read. “ nobody ” |- | Chepooka || || nonsense || Russian: чепуха, chepukha |- | Choodessny ||tchoudessny || formidable || Russian: чудесный, chudesny |- | Chumble || || marmonner || English: mumble |- | Clop || cloper || to go, move || Malayan Dutchman/: kloppen |- | Cluve || || nozzle || Russian: клюв, klyuv |- | Collocol || collocole || bell || Russian: колокол, kolokol |- | Crark || corner || to shout, howl || |- | Crast || craster || to fly, plunder || Russian: красть, krast |- | Creech || critcher || to shout, howl || Russian: крик, krik |- | Cutter || mouizka || money || English |- ! bgcolor=" #ccccff" colspan=" 4" style=" border-signal: double" |

D

|- | Rammed || || ram || Russian: дама, rammed |- | Ded, dedoochka || ded|| old man || Russian: дед, ded , read. “ large father ” |- | Deng || tilt || money || Russian: деньги, dengi |- | Devotchka || devotchka ||girl || Russian: девочка, devochka , read. “ little girl ” |- | Dobby ||dobby || well || Russian: добрый, dobro |- | Domy ||domy || house || Russian: дом, dom |- | Dook || || spirit || Russian: дух, dukh , read. “ heart ” |- | Dorogoy ||dorogoï || expensive || Russian: дорогой, dorogoi |- | Dratse || dratse, dratsarre|| brawls || Russian: драка, draka |- | Drencrom || || dope || Invented term (perhaps on the basis of word adrenochrome ) |- | Droog ||droug || friend || Russian: друг, droug |- | Dung || || déféquer || English, reads. “ manure ” |- | Dva ||dvié || two || Russian: два, dva |- ! bgcolor=" #ccccff" colspan=" 4" style=" border-signal: double" |

E

|- | Eegra || || play || Russian: игра, will igra |- | Eemya || || name || Russian: имя, imya |- | Eggiweg || || egg || English: variation of the word “ egg ” |- ! bgcolor=" #ccccff" colspan=" 4" style=" border-signal: double" |

F

|- | Filly || Totonner || to play || Unknown |- | Firegold || Sputnik || drink || English, invented word (?) |- | Fist || bogne || to strike with the fist || English, reads. “ fist ” |- | Flip || || savage || ? , term absent from the French adaptation |- | Forella ||forella || trout || Russian: форель, forel |- ! bgcolor=" #ccccff" colspan=" 4" style=" border-signal: double" |

G

|- | Gazetta || || newspaper || Russian: газета, gazeta |- | Glazz, glazzies ||glazes || eye, eyes || Russian: глаз, glaz |- | Gloopy ||gloupp, gloupide || stupid || Russian: глупый, glupy |- | Golly || || currency || English: play of rhyme on the basis of word “ lolly ”, reads. “ money ” |- | Goloss || golosse|| voice || Russian: голос, golos |- | Goober ||goubeuse || lip || Russian: губа, guba |- | Gooly ||goulatier || to go || Russian: гулять, gulyat |- | Gorlo ||gorlot || gorges || Russian: горло, gorlo |- | Govoreet || govoriter|| to speak || Russian: говорить, govorit |- | Grahzny || || dirty || Russian: грязный, gryuzniyi |- | Grazzy || grassou || crade || Invented term (?) |- | Gromky || gromky || extremely || Russian: громкий, gromkii |- | Groody || groundné || center, chest || Russian: груди, grudi |- | Gruppa ||grouped || group of youth|| Russian: группа, gruppa |- | Guff ||bidonske || fun || Slang created for the book |- | GULLIVER || goliwog || head || Russian: голова, golova |- | Guttiwuts || tripouille || bowels || English: Guts , " tripe " |- ! bgcolor=" #ccccff" colspan=" 4" style=" border-signal: double" |

H

|- | Hen-korm || || trifle || Russian: корм, korm , read. “ fodder ” |- | Horn || corner || to low || English, horn , read. “ to hoot ” |- | Horrorshow || || well, super || Russian: хорошо, khorosho |- ! bgcolor=" #ccccff" colspan=" 4" style=" border-signal: double" |

I

|- | In-out in-out || dedans-dehors|| sex, rape || English, invented expression, read. “ that goes, that comes ” |- | Interessovat ||intéréssovater || to interest || Russian: интересовать, interesovat |- | Itty ||itter || to go || Russian: идти, idti , read. “ to go to feet ” |- ! bgcolor=" #ccccff" colspan=" 4" style=" border-signal: double" |

J

|- | Jammiwam || conficonfiotte || jam || English, term invented on the basis of word “ jam ”, reads. jam |- | Jeezny || jiznée|| life || Russian: жизнь, zhizn |- ! bgcolor=" #ccccff" colspan=" 4" style=" border-signal: double" |

K

|- | Karacho || || well, super || Russian: хорошо, khorosho |- | Kartoffel || kartoffel || potato || Russian: картофель, kartofel , itself derived from German Kartoffel |- | Kashl || || cough || Russian: кашель, kashel |- | Keeshkas ||kishkas || bowels || Russian: кишка, kishka |- | Kleb ||kleb || bread || Russian: хлеб, khleb |- | Klootch || kloutche || key || Russian: ключ, klyuch |- | Knopka ||knopka || button || Russian: кнопка, knopka |- | Kopat ||kopater || piger || Russian: копать, kopat |- | Korova || || cow || Russian: корова, korova |- | Koshka, kot ||koshka, kot || cat, tom cat || Russian: кошка, koshka , кот, kot |- | Koshtoom || || clothing || Russian: костюм, kostyum , read. “ costume ” |- | Krovvy ||krovvi || blood || Russian: кровь, krov |- | Kupet || koupter|| to buy || Russian: купить, kupit |- ! bgcolor=" #ccccff" colspan=" 4" style=" border-signal: double" |

L

|- | Lapa ||lapa || leg || Russian: лапа, lapa |- | Lewdies ||lioudis || people || Russian: люди, lyudi |- | Litso || litso || face || Russian: лицо, litso |- | Lomtick ||lomtick || slice, piece || Russian: ломтик, lomtik |- | Loveted ||lovretter || to catch, roll, swindle || Russian: ловить, lovit , read. “ to catch ” |- | Lubbilubbing || niqueuniqueuniquant || making love || Russian: любить, lubit , read. “ to like ” |- | Luscious glory ||luxuriant splendor || hair || English, invented expression, play of probable rhyme with “ upper storey ”, read. “ upper floor ” |- ! bgcolor=" #ccccff" colspan=" 4" style=" border-signal: double" |

M

|- | Malchick ||maltchick || young boy || Russian: мальчик, malchik |- | Malenky ||malenky || a little|| Russian: маленький, malyenkiyi |- | Maslo ||maslo || butter || Russian: масло, maslo |- | Merzky || merdzkoï || disgusting || Russian: мерзкий, merzki , read. “ cheap ” |- | Messel ||messel || thought, idea, phantasm || Russian: мысль, mysl |- | Messtot ||messtot || place || Russian: место, mesto |- | Mewler (or: mowler) || mioloker || miauler || English, invented term |- | Millicent ||milichien || police officer || Russian: милиционер, militsioner , read. “military officer” |- | Minoota ||minouta || minute || Russian: минута, minuta |- | Molodoy || molodoï|| young person || Russian: молодой, molodoy |- | Moloko || moloko ||milk || Russian: молоко, moloko |- | Moodge ||moudj || man || Russian: муж, muzh , read. “ husband ” |- | Morder || || muzzle || Russian: морда, morda |- | Mounch || || snack bar || English, term invented on the basis of “munch ”, reads. “ to chew ” |- | Mozg ||mozg || brain || Russian: мозг, mozg |- ! bgcolor=" #ccccff" colspan=" 4" style=" border-signal: double" |

NR

|- | Nachinat ||nachinater || to start || Russian: начинать, nachinat |- | Nadmenny || nadmini|| arrogant || Russian: надменный, nadmeni |- | Nadsat ||nadsat || teenager || Russian: suffix - надцать, - nadtsat , corresponding to the suffix - teen in English |- | Nagoy ||nagoï || naked || Russian: нагой, nagoy |- | nazz || || insane || Russian: назад, nazad , read. “ late ” |- | Neezhnies ||nizdni || undergarment|| Russian: нижнее, nizhneye |- | Notché ||notché || harms || Russian: ночь, noch' |- | Noga ||noga || foot, leg || Russian: нога, noga |- | Nodz || nodz|| knife || Russian: нож, nohz |- | Nuking ||gnioukant || feeling, puant || Russian: нюхать, nyukhat |- ! bgcolor=" #ccccff" colspan=" 4" style=" border-signal: double" |

O

|- | Oddy knocky || soli solo || all alone || Russian: одинокий, (?) , reads. “ only ” |- | Odin || odine || one || Russian: один, odin |- | Okno ||okno || fenestrate || Russian: окно, okno |- | Oobivat ||oubivatter || to kill || Russian: убивать, ubivat |- | Ookadeet || oukaditer, ouster || to leave || Russian: уходить ukhodit |- | Ooko ||ouko || ear|| Russian: ухо, ukho |- | Oomny || oum|| malignant, crafty one || Russian: умный, umny |- | Oozhassny || tzarrible || terrible || Russian: ужасный, uzhastni |- | Oozy ||oudzy || chain || Russian: узы, uzh |- | Orange || || man || Malayan: orang |- | Osoosh ||ozoucher || to wipe || Russian: осушать, osushat , read. “to dry” |- | Otchkies || otchquises || glasses || Russian: очки, ochki |- ! bgcolor=" #ccccff" colspan=" 4" style=" border-signal: double" |

P

|- | Side-handle || tail of pan|| erection || English, invented expression, read. “ handle of stove ” |- | Pee and EM ||EP and ème || father and mother || English, “P” of “Dad” and “M” of “Mom” |- | Peet || gobeloter, drinker || to drink || Russian: пить, pit |- | Pishcha ||pischa || food || Russian: пища, pishcha |- | Platch ||platcher || to shout, cry || Russian: плач, plach |- | platties || platrusques || clothes || Russian: платье, platye |- | Plenny|| plenni || prisoner || Russian: пленник, plennik , read. “ captive ” |- | Plesk || plesk || splash, spot || Russian: плеск, plesk |- | Pletcho || pletcho || shoulder || Russian: плечо, plecho |- | Plosh || || to splash || Russian: onomatopoeia kerplosh |- | Plott || plott || body || Russian: плоть, stud , read. “ flesh ” |- |Podooshka ||Podouchka || pillow || Russian: подушка, podushka |- | Pol. || pol. || sex || Russian: пол, pol. , read. “ kind” |- | Polezny || polezny || useful || Russian: полезный, polezni |- | Polyclef ||polyclé || pass key || French: of key French “ ” associated with the Greek prefix poly- (meaning many ) |- | Pony ||pommer || to include/understand || Russian: понимать, ponymat |- | Poogly ||pouglé || frightened || Russian: пугаемый, pugayemi |- | Pooshka ||poushka || rifle || Russian: пушка, pushka |- | Prestoupnik ||prestoupnick || criminal || Russian: преступник, prestupnik |- | Privodeet ||privoditer || to take along some share || Russian: приводить, privodit |- | pretty polly || lollypop || money || English, expression invented for the rhyme with the word “ lolly ”, reads. “ money ” |- | prod || || to produce || English, abbreviation |- | Ptitsa ||ptitsa || girl || Russian: птица, ptitsa , read. “ bird ” (the English word “ bird ” being a term of current slang to designate an young woman) |- | Pyahnitsa ||pianitza || drunkard || Russian: пьяница, pyanitsa |- ! bgcolor=" #ccccff" colspan=" 4" style=" border-signal: double" |

R

|- | Rabbit ||rabiter || work, to work || Russian: работа, planed |- | Radosty ||radostie || joy || Russian: радости, radosti |- | Raskazz || raskass || history || Russian: рассказ, rasskaz , read. “ tale ” |- | Rassoudock ||rassoudok || cranium, spirit || Russian: рассудок, rassudok |- | Strong current || radze|| hour || Russian: раз, strong current |- | Razdraz ||razedraze || irritated || Russian: расстроен, rasstroyen |- | Razrez ||razrézer || to tear, tear || Russian: разрыв, will razrez |- | Rouke || rouke || hand, arm || Russian: руки, ruki |- | Rote ||rote || stop || Russian: рот, belch |- | Rozz ||pink || police officer || English: the word “ rozzer ” appoints a police officer in Argot London Cockney |- ! bgcolor=" #ccccff" colspan=" 4" style=" border-signal: double" |

S

|- | Sabog || sabog || shoe || Russian: сапог, sapog , read. “ boot ” |- | Sakar || || sweeten || Russian: сахар, sakhar |- | Sammy ||sammybéa || generous || Word game on the Good Samaritan (biblical account) |- | Scoteena ||scotina || cow || Russian: скотина, skotina , read. “ cattle ” |- | Shaika ||shaïka || gang || Russian: шайка, shayka |- | Sharp || || woman || English, invented term |- | Sharries ||cart-track || buttocks || Russian: шары, shary , read. “ spheres ” |- | Shest || || barrier || Russian: шест, shest |- | Shilarny || || concern || Unknown |- | Shive || || slice || English, invented slang |- | Shiyah ||shiya || neck || Russian: шея, sheya |- | Shlem ||chlem || helmet || Russian: шлем, shlem |- | Shlaga ||schlaga || beats, cudgel || German: “ Schläger ”, reads. “ bludgeon ” |- | Shlapa || shlapa || hat || Russian: шляпа, shlyapa |- | Shoom||choum || noise || Russian: шум, shum |- | Shot || momo || imbecile || Russian: шут, shut , read. “ clown ”, “ buffoon ” |- | Sinny || || cinema || English, invented slang |- | Skazat ||skaziter || to say || Russian: сказать, skazat |- | Skolliwoll || escoliose || school || English, invented slang |- | Skorry || zoum || rapid, quickly || Russian: скорый skory |- | Skriking || || scratch || English, invented slang |- | Skvat ||skvater || to catch || Russian: схватить, skhvatit |- | Sladky ||sladky || soft || Russian: сладкий, sladki |- | Sloochat ||slouchater || to arrive, occur || Russian: случаться, sluchatsya |- | Sloochy || sloucher || to hear || Russian: слушать, slushat |- | Slovo ||slovo || word || Russian: слово, slovo |- | Smeck || || to laugh || Russian: смех, smekh |- | Smot ||smotter, relucher || to look at || Russian: смотреть, smotret |- | Sneety || snity|| dream || Russian: сниться, snitsya |- | Snoutie || || tobacco || English, variation of the word “ snout ”, reads. “ muzzle ” |- | Sobirat ||sobirater || to come to take || Russian: собирать, sobirat |- | Sod || || to fornicate, fornicator || Abbreviation of “ sodomy ” |- | Soomka ||soumka || bag || Russian: сумка, sumka |- | Soviet ||Soviet || council (within the meaning of isntruction), order || Russian: совет, Soviet |- | Spat, spatchka ||spat, spatchka (verb: spater) || sleep, pioncette || Russian: спать, spat |- | Splodge, splosh || || to splash || English, invented slang |- | Spoogy || || terrified || Russian: испуганный, ispuganny |- | Staja || || prison of State || English: STAte JAil, probably also derived from Bulgarian the стая staya , reads. “part” |- | Starry || viokcho, viokcha || ancient, old || Russian: старый, stary |- | Strack || strack|| horror || Russian: страх, strakh |- | Synthmesc ||synthémesc || dope || Invented term, probably derived from “ synthetic mescaline ” |- ! bgcolor=" #ccccff" colspan=" 4" style=" border-signal: double" |

T

|- | Tally || || cut || Russian: талия, taliya |- | Tashtook || tiremorve || handkerchief || German: Taschentuch , reads. “ handkerchief of pocket ” |- | Toofles || touflasques || slippers || Russian: туфли, tufli , read. “ shoes ” |- | Tree ||sorted || three || Russian: три, tri |- ! bgcolor=" #ccccff" colspan=" 4" style=" border-signal: double" |

V

|- | Vareet || variter|| to invent || Russian: варит, varit |- | Vaysay || || bathroom || Term derived from W.C., “ toilets closet ” |- | Vellocet ||vélocette || dope || Probably invented term; the suffix - this is found commonly in the analgesics names (e.g., percocet , ultracet ) |- | Veshch ||veshche || thing || Russian: вещь, veshch |- | Viddy || || to see || Russian: видеть, videt |- | Voloss ||tiffure|| hair || Russian: волос, volos |- | Vonn || vonn || bad ordor || Russian: вонь, von |- | Vred || vred|| to damage, hurt || Russian: вред, vred |- ! bgcolor=" #ccccff" colspan=" 4" style=" border-signal: double" |

Y

|- | Yahma || yahma || hole || Russian: яма, yama |- | Yahoody ||yahoudy || Jew || Hebrew: yehuda |- | Yahzick || yachzick || language || Russian: язык, yazyk |- | Yarbles, yarblockos ||yarbilles, yarblokoss || testicles || Russian: яблоко, yabloko , read. “ apple ” |- | Yeckate || yécater|| to lead || Russian: ехать, yekhat , read. “ to go by car ” |- ! bgcolor=" #ccccff" colspan=" 4" style=" border-signal: double" |

Z

|- | Zammechat ||zammitchat || remarkable || Russian: замечательно, zamechatelno |- | Zasnoot ||zaznouter || to sleep|| Russian: заснуть, zasnut , read. “ to fall asleep ” |- | Zheena ||zhina || marry || Russian: жена, zhena |- | Zoobies || zoubies || teeth || Russian: зубы, zuby |- | Zvonock ||zvonock || to sound || Russian: звонок, zvonok |- | Zvook || || its || Russian: звук, zvuk |}

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