Nadsat lexicon
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This is a list of the Nadsat words found in the book by Anthony Burgess, A Clockwork Orange, along with their meanings in English and their lexical origins. See also English to Nadsat.
The Nadsat slang word is shown with its closest English meaning or meanings. Its Russian origin is shown in Cyrillic, with an approximate transliteration, if pronounced (much) differently to the Nadsat. The translation of the Russian word is also shown if it differs from the English meaning. Words of uncertain origin are marked with a '?', and words which are modified English slang (not of foreign origin) are marked with a '-'.
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| Nadsat | English | Word origin |
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A | ||
| appy polly loggy | apology | - |
B | ||
| baboochka | old woman | бабушка, lit. "grandmother" |
| baddiwad | bad | - |
| banda | band | банда, "gang" |
| bezoomny | mad | безумный |
| biblio | library | библиотека, biblioteka |
| bitva | battle | битва, "fight" |
| Bog | God | Бог |
| bolnoy | sick | больной |
| bolshy | big, great | большой bolshoy |
| brat, bratty | brother | брат, brat |
| bratchny | bastard | брачный (?), brachny |
| britva | razor | бритва |
| brooko | belly | брюхо bryukho |
| brosay | to throw | бросать, brosat |
| bugatty | rich | богатый, bogaty. |
C | ||
| cal | crap, shit | кал, kal |
| cancer | cigarette | - |
| cantora | office | контора, kontora |
| carman | карман, karman | |
| chai | tea | чай |
| charles, charlie | chaplain | - |
| chasha | cup | чашка, chashka |
| chasso | guard | часовой chasovoy |
| cheena | woman | женщина, zhenshchina |
| cheest | to wash | очищать, ochishchat, lit. "to purify" |
| chelloveck | person, man, fellow | человек, chelovek, lit. "person" |
| chepooka | nonsense | чепуха, chepukha |
| choodessny | wonderful | чудесный, chudesny |
| chumble | to mumble | - |
| clop | to knock | хлопать, khlopat |
| cluve | beak | клюв, klyuv |
| collocol | bell | колокол, kolokol |
| crack | to break up, smash | - |
| crark | to howl | - |
| crast | steal, rob, robbery | красть, krast, "to steal" |
| creech | to shout, scream | крик, krik |
| cutter | money | - |
D | ||
| dama | lady | дама |
| ded | old man | дед, lit. "grandfather" |
| deng | money | деньги, dengi |
| devotchka | young woman | девочка, devochka, lit. "little girl" |
| dobby | good | добрый, dobry |
| dook | trace, ghost | дух, dukh, lit. "soul" |
| domy | house | дом, dom |
| dorogoy | dear, valuable | дорогой |
| dratsing | fighting | драка, draka, lit. "fight" |
| drencrom | drug | ? |
| droog | friend | друг, drug |
| dung | to defecate | - |
| dva | two | два |
E | ||
| eegra | game | игра, igra |
| eemya | name | имя, imya |
| eggiweg | egg | - |
F | ||
| filly | to play or fool around with | - |
| firegold | drink | - |
| fist | to punch | - |
| flip | wild | ? |
| forella | trout | форель, forel |
G | ||
| gazetta | newspaper | газета, gazeta |
| glazz, glazzies | eye, eyes | глаз, glaz |
| gloopy | stupid | глупый, glupy |
| golly | unit of money | rhyming slang, "lolly" |
| goloss | voice | голос, golos |
| goober | lip | губа, guba |
| gooly | to walk | гулять, gulyat |
| gorlo | throat | горло |
| govoreet | speak | говорить, govorit |
| grahzny | dirty | грязный, gryazny |
| grazzy | soiled | ? |
| gromky | loud | громкий |
| groody | breast | груди, grudi, lit. "breasts" |
| gruppa | group | группа |
| gulliver | head | голова, golova |
| guttiwuts | guts | - |
H | ||
| hen-korm | chickenfeed | from корм, korm, lit. "forage" |
| horn | to cry out | - |
| horrorshow | good, well | хорошо, khorosho |
I | ||
| in-out in-out | copulation | - |
| interessovat | to interest | интересовать, interesovat |
| itty | to go | идти, idti, lit. "to go, to walk" |
J | ||
| jammiwam | jam | - |
| jeezny | life | жизнь, zhizn' |
K | ||
| kartoffel | potatoes | картофель, kartofel |
| kashl | cough | кашель, kashel |
| keeshkas | guts | кишка, kishka, lit. "gut" |
| kleb | bread | хлеб, khleb |
| klootch | key | ключ, klyuch |
| knopka | button | кнопка |
| kopat | to 'dig' (appreciate) | копать, lit. "to dig" |
| koshka, kot | cat, tomcat | кошка, кот |
| krovvy | blood | кровь, krov |
| kupet | to buy | купить, kupit |
L | ||
| lapa | paw | лапа |
| lewdies | people | люди, lyudi |
| litso | face | лицо |
| lomtick | piece, bit | ломтик, lit. "slice" |
| loveted | caught | ловить, lovit, lit. "to catch" |
| lubbilubbing | making love | - |
| luscious glory | hair | rhyming slang, possibly "upper storey" |
M | ||
| malchick | boy | мальчик |
| malenky | little, tiny | маленький |
| maslo | butter | масло |
| merzky | filthy | мерзкий, lit. "vile" |
| messel | thought, fancy | мысль, mysl |
| mesto | place | место |
| mewler (or: mowler) | to mew | - |
| millicents | police | from милиционер, militsioner, lit. "a militsiya officer" |
| minoota | minute | минута, minuta |
| molodoy | young | молодой |
| moloko | milk | молоко |
| moodge | man | муж, muzh, lit. "husband" |
| morder | snout | морда, morda |
| mounch | snack | - |
| mozg | brain | мозг |
N | ||
| nachinat | to begin | начинать, nachinat |
| nadmenny | arrogant | надменный |
| nadsat | teenage | from -надцать, -nadtsat, '-teen' suffix |
| nagoy | naked | нагой |
| nazz | fool | назад, nazad, "backward" |
| neezhnies | underpants | нижнее, "nizhneye" |
| nochy | night | ночь, noch' |
| nogas | feet, legs | нога, noga |
| nozh | knife | нож |
| nuking | smelling | нюхать, nyukhat |
O | ||
| oddy knocky | on one's own | одинокий, "lonesome" |
| odin | one | один |
| okno | window | окно |
| oobivat | to kill | убивать |
| ookadeet | to leave | уходить ukhodit |
| ooka | ear | ухо, ukho |
| oomny | brainy | умный, umny |
| oozhassny | terrible | ужасный, uzhastny |
| oozy | chain | узы |
| osoosh | to wipe | осушать, osushat, lit. "to dry" |
| otchkies | eyeglasses | очки, ochki |
P | ||
| pan-handle | erection | - |
| pee and em | father and mother | "pa and ma," "pater and mater" |
| peet | to drink | пить pit |
| pishcha | food | пища, pishcha |
| platch | to cry | плач, plach |
| platties | clothes | платье, platye |
| pletcho | shoulder | плечо, plecho |
| plenny | prisoner | пленник, plennik, lit. "captive" |
| plesk | splash | плеск |
| plosh | to splash | onomatopoeia "kerplosh" |
| plott | body | плоть, plot, lit. "flesh" |
| podooshka | pillow | подушка, podushka |
| pol | sex | пол, lit. "gender" |
| polezny | useful | полезный |
| polyclef | skeleton key | - |
| pony | to understand | понимать, ponymat |
| poogly | frightened | пугаемый, pugayemy |
| pooska | cannon | пушка, pushka |
| prestoopnik | criminal | преступник, prestupnik |
| privodeet | to lead somewhere | приводить, privodit |
| pretty polly | money | rhyming slang, "lolly" |
| prod | to produce | - |
| ptitsa | 'chick' | птица |
| pyahnitsa | drunk | пьяница, pyanitsa |
R | ||
| rabbit | work | работа, rabota |
| radosty | joy | радости, lit. "joys" |
| raskazz | story | рассказ, rasskaz, lit. "tale" |
| rassoodock | mind | рассудок, rassudok |
| raz | time | раз |
| razdraz | upset | расстроен, rasstroyen |
| razrez | to rip, ripping | разрыв, razrez, lit. "a cut" |
| rookers | arms, hands | руки, ruki |
| rot | mouth | рот |
| rozz | policeman | probably from рожа, rozha, "ugly mug" |
S | ||
| sabog | shoe | сапог, sapog, lit. "boot" |
| sakar | sugar | сахар, sakhar |
| sammy | generous | Good Samaritan (Bible Story) |
| scoteena | cow | скотина, skotina, lit. "cattle" |
| shaika | gang | шайка, shayka |
| sharp | female | - |
| sharries | buttocks | шары, shary, "spheres" |
| shest | barrier | шест |
| shilarny | concern | ? |
| shive | slice | - |
| shiyah | neck | шея, sheya |
| shlem | helmet | шлем |
| shlaga | club | German "Schläger", meaning 'club' or 'bat' (lit. 'hitter') |
| shlapa | hat | шляпа, shlyapa |
| shoom | noise | шум, shum |
| shoot | fool | шут, shut, lit. "clown", "jester" |
| sinny | cinema | - |
| skazat | to say | сказать |
| skolliwoll | school | - |
| skorry | quick, quickly | скорый skory |
| skriking | scratching | - |
| skvat | to grab | схватить, skhvatit |
| sladky | sweet | сладкий |
| sloochat | to happen | случаться, sluchatsya |
| sloosh, slooshy | to hear, to listen | слушать, slushat |
| slovo(s) | word(s) | слово, slovo |
| smeck | laugh | смех, smekh |
| smot | to look | смотреть, smotret |
| sneety | dream | сниться, snitsya |
| snoutie | tobacco | - |
| sobirat | to pick up | собирать |
| sod | to fornicate, fornicator | from sodomy |
| soomka | bag | сумка, sumka |
| soviet | advice, order | совет, sovet |
| spat, spatchka | to sleep | спать |
| splodge, splosh | splash | - |
| spoogy | terrified | испуганный, ispuganny |
| Staja | STAte JAil | - |
| starry | ancient, old | старый, stary |
| strack | horror | страх, strakh |
| synthemesc | drug | possibly "synthetic mescaline" |
T | ||
| tally | waist | талия, taliya |
| tashtook | handkerchief | from German Taschentuch, lit. "pocket-cloth" |
| tass | cup | from French tasse |
| tolchock | push, hit | толчок |
| toofles | slippers | туфли, tufli, lit. "shoes" |
| tree | three | три, tri |
V | ||
| vareet | to cook up | варит, varit |
| vaysay | washroom | from W.C., "water closet" |
| veck | (see chelloveck) | - |
| vellocet | drug | probably fabricated; '-cet' is a common ending of painkillers
(e.g., percocet, ultracet) |
| veshch | thing | вещь |
| viddy | see | видеть, videt, lit. "to see" |
| voloss | hair | волос, volos |
| von | smell | вонь, lit. "stench" |
| vred | to harm or damage | вред, lit. "harm" |
Y | ||
| yahma | hole | яма, yama |
| yahoodies | Jews | from Hebrew yehuda, tribe of Judah |
| yahzick | tongue | язык, yazyk |
| yarbles, yarblockos | testicles | яблоко, yabloko, "apple" |
| yeckate | to drive | ехать, yekhat, lit. "to ride (somewhere)" |
Z | ||
| zammechat | remarkable | замечательно, zamechatelno |
| zasnoot | sleep | заснуть, zasnut, lit. "to fall asleep" |
| zheena | wife | жена, zhena |
| zoobies | teeth | зубы, zuby |
| zvonock | bellpull | звонок, zvonok, lit. "bell" |
| zvook | sound | звук, zvuk |