Nadsat / English Dictionary

by Andrea Imberciadori © 2000
 

The idea ( not very original nor useful, I fear..) is to translate the 'nadsat-talk' spoken in "A Clockwork Orange" to English.

As of now the Dictionary is by no mean complete nor correct... Help is strongly needed !
E-mail: malenky@libero.it
Thanks to: Beck, Stephen Shaw

B

babootchkas    old women (?)
bezoomny    crazy
bratchnies    idiots/bastards (?)
britva    knife

C

cal   shit/stuff 
cancer    cigarette
carman    pocket
chai    tea
chasha    cup
chelloveck    guy
to crast    to rob
cutter    money

D

deng    money
devotchka    girl
droog    friend

E

em    mum

G

glazzies    eyes
goloss    voice
to govoreet    to speak
grahzny    dirty (?)
gromky    loud (?)
groodies    breasts
gulliver    head

H

horrorshow    is literally russian (XOPOWO) for 'good'

J

jeezny    life

K

keeshkos    ?
kiss my sharries    kiss my butt
kots / koshkas        cats
krovvy    blood

L

lewdies    people
litso    face

M

malchick    boy
malenky    little
mesto    place
millicents    policemen(?)
minooto    minute
moloko    milk
mozg ?

N

nochy    night
nagoy    naked
nogas    feet
nozh    a cut throat razor

O

on my oddy knocky    alone
ookos    ears
oozy    chain

P

pee    dad
to peet    to drink
platties    clothes
pletchoes    shoulders
plott    body(?)
polly    money (?)
to pony    to understand
ptitsa    woman
pyahnitsa    drunkie (?)

R

to razrez    to tear
rooker    hand
rot    mouth

S

skorry    quickly
to slooshy    to hear
slovo    word
to smeck    to smile/laugh
starry    old

T

to tolchock      to hit

V

veck    man
veshch    thing
to viddy    to see
voloss    hair
von    smell

Y

yahzick    tongue
yarbles    balls

Z

zoobies    teeth