A Clockwork Orange Nadsat glossary

Nadsat is a fictional youth slang invented by Anthony Burgess, for his novel «A Clockwork Orange». It was born from mixing English, Russian, Romany and Cockney rhyming culture (and schoolboy talk, I just noticed the sheer amount of it). According to Burgess, he invented Nadsat as not to use the actual slang of the time, as it would become dated way to fast and soon lost its meaning. Anyhaps, I hope this humble glossary/guide finds itself useful to people someday, somehow.

*Although this is a novel-inspired guide, I'll also be also including terms used exclusively in the film. All homage to that gorgeous piece of artwork. This is a WIP, too.

Appy-polly-loggies: Apologies, [my] apologies

Auto: Car, automobile

Baboochka: Old woman – Cheena: Woman – Dama: Lady – Devotchka: Girl — Ptisa: Bird (slang for girl) – Forella, lighter: Trout, old lady

Baddiwad: Bad

Banda: Band

Bezoomny: Mad (crazy)

Bedways: To bed, to go to bed

Biblio: Library

Bitva: Fight, battle – To drats, dratsing: To fight, fighting

Black and Suds: Beer

Bog: God

Bolnoy: Sick

Bolshy: Big

Bratchny: Bastard

Bratty, brat: Brother

Brooko: Stomach

Bruiseboy: Police officers – Chasso: Guard

Bugatty: Rich – Bugatties: Riches, rich people

Britva: Razor – Nozh: Knife

Brosay: Throw – To brosat: to throw

Blubbery: Crying – Blub: To cry – Platch: To cry

Chelloveck: Man, person, fellow

Cables: Blood vessels, veins

Cal: Crap, shit

Chepooka: Nonsense

Cine: Cinema (Pretty sure Cinny and filmdrome is also something?)

Carman: Pocket

Cancer: Cigarette

Cantora: Office

Charlie: Chaplain – Godman: Chaplain, priest

Chasha: Cup

Cheest: Wash, clean – To cheest: to wash, to clean

Choodessny: Wonderful

Chumble: Mumble, to mumble 

Clop: Knock, to knock

Collocoll: Bell

Cutter: Money – Deng: Money – Pretty-polly: Money

Crast: Steal, rob

Creech: Scream, to scream

Ded: Old man – Moodge: Man – Malchick: Young man, boy

Domy: House, domicile

Dook: Ghost

Dorogoy: Valuable

Droog, droogs, droogies: Friend, friends

Eegra: Game

Eemya: Name

Eggiweg, eggiwegs: Egg, eggs (this one is a film only, if I'm remembering it all right)

Em and pee: Mum and dad

Firegold: Alcoholic drink, a strong drink

Fashed: Annoyed

Fag (not in that way), faggy, fagged: Tire, tired

Filly: Play – To filly: to play

Fist: Punch – Do I really need to conjugate that?

Flip: Wild, great 

Glaz, glazzies: Eye, eyes (most of the times)

Gazetta: Newspaper

Golly: Coin

Gooly: To walk, to go

Gloopy: Stupid, idiotic

Goloss: Voice

Govoreet: To speak, to ralk

Glory, luscious glory: Hair

Gorlo: Throat

Grazhny: Dirty, nasty – Merzky: Filthy

Grazzy: Soiled

Gromky: Loud

Gruppa: Group

Guff: Laugh

Gulliver: Head

Guttiwuts, keeshkas: Guts

Groody: Breast

Hen-korm: Chickenfeed, pocket change

Horrorshow: Good, well

Hilly: Excellent 

Horn: To cry out loud 

Hound-and-horny: Corny

In out in out, lubbilubbing, pol: Self-explanatory, I suppose

Interessovated, interessovat: To be interested, to interest

Itty, to itty: To go

Jammiwam: Jam, jelly

Juice: Tears, blood, it depends

Jeezny: Life

Kleb: Bread

Klootch: Key

Knopka: Button

Kopat: To dig (to like)

Koshka: Cat – Kot: Tomcat

Krovvy: Blood

Kupet: To buy

Korova: Cow

Knives: Drugs

Lewdies: People

Litso: Face

Lomtick: Slice

Loveted: Caught

Malenky: Little

Maslo: Butter

Messel: Thought, a fancy

Mesto: Place

Millicent: Policeman

Minoota: Minute

Molodoy: Young

Moloko: Milk

Mounch: Snack

Mozg: Brain

Nachinat: To begin

Nadmenny: Arrogant

Nadsat: Teenager, teenage

Nagoy: Naked

Nazz: Fool, idiot

Neezhnies: Underpants

Nochy: Night

Noga: Foot

Oddy-knocky: Lonesome, lonely

Okno: Window

Oobivat: To kill

Ookadeet: To leave

Ooko: Ear

Oomny: Clever

Oozhassny: Terrible

Oozy: Chain

Otchkies: Glasses

Pan-handle: A boner

Peet: To drink

Pishcha: Food

Platties: Clothes

Plenny: Prisoner

Pletcho: Shoulder

Plott: Flesh

Polezny: Useful

Pony: To understand

Poogly: Scared

Pooshka: Gun

Prestoopnik: Criminal

Privodeet: To lead somewhere

Prod: To produce