GLOSSARY OF NADSAT LANGUAGE
Words that do not appear to be of Russian origin are distinguised by asterisks. (For help with Russian, I am indebted to the kidness of my colleague Nora Montesinos and a numberof correspondents.)
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*appy polly loggy |
: apology |
| baboochka | : old woman |
| *baddiwad | : bad |
| bezoomy | : mad |
| biblo | : library |
| bitva | : battle |
| Bog | : God |
| bolnoy | : sick |
| bolshy | : big , great |
| brat, bratty | : brother |
| bratchny | : bastard |
| britva | : razor |
| brooka | : belly |
| brosay | : to throw |
| bugatty | : rich |
| cal | : feces |
| *cancer | : cigarette |
| cantora | : office |
| carman | |
| chai | : tea |
| *charles, charlie | : chaplain |
| chasha | : cup |
| chasso | : guard |
| cheena | : woman |
| chest | : to wash |
| chelloveck | : person, man, fellow |
| chepooka | : nonsense |
| choodessny | : wonderful |
| *chumble | : to mumble |
| clop | : to knock |
| cluve | : beak |
| collocoll | : bell |
| *crack | : to break up or "bust" |
| *crarck | : to yowl? |
| crast | : to steal or rob; robbery |
| creech | : to shout or scream |
| *cutter | : money |
| dama | : lady |
| ded | : old man |
| deng | : money |
| devotchka | : girl |
| dobby | : good |
| *dook | : trace, ghost |
| domy | : house |
| dorogoy | : dear, valuable |
| dratsing | : fighting |
| *drencrom | : drug |
| droog | : friend |
| *dung | : to defecate |
| dva | : two |
| eegra | : game |
| eemya | : name |
| *eggiweg | : egg |
| *filly | : to play or fool with |
| *firegold | : drink |
| *fist | : to punch |
| *flip | : wild? |
| forella | : "trout" |
| gazetta | : newspaper |
| *golly | : bit of money |
| goloss | : voice |
| goober | : lip |
| gooly | : to walk |
| gorlo | : throat |
| govoreet | : to speak or talk |
| grahzny | : dirty |
| grazzy | : soiled |
| gromly | : loud |
| groody | : breast |
| gruppa | : group |
| *guff | : guffaw |
| gulliver | : head |
| *guttiwuts | : guts |
| *hen-korm | : chickenfeed |
| *horn | : to cry out |
| horrorshow | : good, well |
| *in-out in-out | : copulation |
| interessovat | : to interest |
| itty | : to go |
| *jammiwam | : jam |
| jeezny | : life |
| kartoffel | : potato |
| keeshkas | : guts |
| kleb | : bread |
| klootch | : key |
| knopka | : button |
| kopat | : to "dig" |
| koshka | : cat |
| kot | : tomcat |
| krovvy | : blood |
| kupet | : to buy |
| lapa | : paw |
| lewdies | : people |
| *lighter | : crone? |
| litso | : face |
| lomtick | : piece, bit |
| loveted | : caught |
| lubbilubbing | : making love |
| *lucious glory | : hair |
| malchick | : boy |
| malenky | : little, tiny |
| maslo | : butter |
| merzky | : filthy |
| messel | : thought, fancy |
| mesto | : place |
| millicent | : policeman |
| minoota | : minute |
| molodoy | : young |
| moloko | : milk |
| moodge | : man |
| morder | : snout |
| *mounch | : snack |
| mozg | : brain |
| nachinat | : to begin |
| nadmenny | : arrogant |
| nadsat | : teenage |
| nagoy | : naked |
| *nazz | : fool |
| neezhnies | : underpants |
| nochy | : nights |
| noga | : foot, leg |
| nozh | : knife |
| nuking | : smelling |
| oddy knocky | : lonesome |
| odin | : one |
| okno | : window |
| oobivat | : to kill |
| ookadeet | : to leave |
| ooko | : ear |
| oomny | : brain |
| oozhassny | : terrible |
| oozy | : chain |
| osoosh | : to wipe |
| otchkies | : eyeglasses |
| *pan-handle | : erection |
| *pee and em | : parents |
| peet | : to drink |
| pischcha | : food |
| platch | : to cry |
| platties | : clothes |
| pletcho | : shoulder |
| plenny | : prisoner |
| pleak | : splash |
| *plosh | : to splash |
| plott | : body |
| podooshka | : pillow |
| pol | : sex |
| polezny | : useful |
| *polyclef | : skeleton key |
| pony | : to understand |
| poogly | : frightened |
| pooshka | : "cannon" |
| prestoopnik | : criminal |
| privodeet | : to lead somewhere |
| *pretty polly | : money |
| prod | : to produce |
| ptitsa | : "chick" |
| pyahnitsa | : drunk |
| rabbit | : work, job |
| radosty | : joy |
| raskazz | : story |
| rassoodock | : mind |
| raz | : time |
| razdraz | : upset |
| razrez | : to rip, ripping |
| rook, rooker | : hand, arm |
| rot | : mouth |
| rozz | : policeman |
| sabog | : shoe |
| sakar | : sugar |
| sammy | : generous |
| *sarky | : sarastic |
| scoteena | : "cow" |
| shaika | : gang |
| *sharp | : female |
| sharries | : buttocks |
| shest | : barrier |
| *shilarny | : concern |
| *shive | : slice |
| shiyah | : neck |
| shlem | : helmet |
| *shlaga | : club |
| shlapa | : hat |
| shoom | : noise |
| shoot | : fool |
| *sinny | : cinema |
| skazat | : to say |
| *skolliwoll | : school |
| skorry | : quick, quickly |
| skriking | : scratching |
| skvat | : to grab |
| sladky | : sweet |
| sloochat | : to happen |
| sloosh, slooshy | : to hear, to listen |
| slovo | : word |
| smeck | : laugh |
| smot | : to look |
| sneety | : dream |
| *snoutie | : tobacco? |
| *snuff it | : to die |
| sobirat | : to pick up |
| *sod | : to fornicate, fornicator |
| soomka | : "bag" |
| soviet | : advice, order |
| spat | : to sleep |
| spatchka | : sleep |
| *splodge, splosh | : splash |
| *spoogy | : terrified |
| *Staja | : State Jail |
| starry | : ancient |
| strack | : horror |
| *synthemesc | : drug |
| tally | : waist |
| *tashtook | : handkerchief |
| *tass | : cup |
| tolchock | : to hit or push; blow, beating |
| toofles | : slippers |
| tree | : three |
| vareet | : to "cook up" |
| *vaysay | : washroom |
| veck | : (see Chelloveck) |
| *vellocet | : drug |
| veshch | : thing |
| viddy | : to see or look |
| voloss | : hair |
| von | : smell |
| vred | : hole |
| *yahoodies | : Jews |
| yabzick | : tongue |
| *yarbles | : testicles |
| yeckate | : to drive |
| *warble | : song |
| zammechat | : remarkable |
| zasnoot | : sleep |
| zheena | : wife |
| zoobies | : teeth |
| zvonock | : bellpull |
| zvook | : sound |