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This is a list of some common words in English (from the perspective of Anthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange) and their Nadsat translations. See also Nadsat lexicon.
| English |
Nadsat |
|
|
| advice |
soviet |
| album |
pop-disc |
| albums |
pop-discs |
| alone |
on my oddy knocky |
| apologies |
appy polly loggies |
| apology |
appy polly loggy |
| arm |
rooker |
| arrogant |
nadmenny |
|
|
| bad |
baddiwad |
| baddest |
baddiwadest |
| bag |
soomka |
| bags |
soomkas |
| band |
banda |
| bands |
bandas |
| barrier |
shest |
| barriers |
shests |
| bastard |
bratchny |
| bastards |
bratchnies |
| battle |
bitva |
| battles |
bitvas |
| beak |
cluve |
| beaked |
cluved |
| beaks |
cluves |
| began |
nachinatted |
| begin |
nachinat |
| beginning |
nachinatovat |
| begins |
nachinats |
| bell |
collocoll |
| bellies |
brookos |
| bells |
collocolls |
| belly |
brooko |
| big |
bolshy |
| bigger |
bolshier |
| biggest |
bolshiest |
| bit |
lomtick |
| bits |
lomticks |
| blood |
krovvy |
| bloody |
krovvier |
| bodies |
plotts |
| body |
plott |
| bought |
kupetted |
| boy |
malchick |
| boys |
malchicks |
| brain |
mozg |
| brains |
mozggies |
| bread |
kleb |
| breads |
klebs |
| break up |
crack |
| breaking up |
cracking |
| breaks up |
cracks |
| breast |
groody |
| breasted |
groodied |
| breasts |
groodies |
| broke up |
cracked |
| brother |
brat |
| brother |
bratty |
| brothers |
brats |
| brothers |
bratties |
| butter |
maslo |
| buttocks |
sharries |
| button |
knopka |
| buttoning |
knopkavat |
| buttons |
knopkas |
| buy |
kupet |
| buying |
kupetting |
| buys |
kupets |
|
|
| cannon |
pooshka |
| cannons |
pooshkas |
| cat |
koshka |
| catch |
lovet |
| catches |
lovets |
| catching |
loveting |
| cats |
koshkas |
| catty |
koshky |
| caught |
loveted |
| chain |
oozy |
| chained |
oozied |
| chaining |
oozying |
| chains |
oozies |
| chaplain |
charles |
| chaplain |
charlie |
| chaplains |
charlies |
| chickenfeed |
hen korm |
| cigarette |
cancer |
| cigarettes |
cancers |
| clever |
oomny |
| clothes |
platties |
| club |
shlaga |
| clubbed |
shlagnicked |
| clubs |
shlagas |
| concern |
shilarny |
| concerned |
shilarnied |
| concerning |
shilarnying |
| concerns |
shilarnies |
| cook up |
vareet |
| cooked up |
vareeted |
| cooking up |
vareeting |
| cooks up |
vareets |
| cop |
rozz |
| cops |
rozzes |
| corny |
hound and horny |
| cow |
scoteena |
| cows |
scoteenavak |
| cried |
horned |
| cried |
platched |
| cries |
horns |
| cries |
platches |
| criminal |
prestoopnick |
| criminals |
prestoopnicks |
| crone |
lighter |
| cry |
horn |
| cry |
platch |
| crying |
horning |
| crying |
platching |
| cup |
chasha |
| cup |
tass |
| cups |
chashas |
| cups |
tasses |
|
|
| damage |
vred |
| damaged |
vredded |
| damages |
vreds |
| damaging |
vredding |
| dear |
dorogoy |
| defecate |
dung |
| defecated |
dunged |
| defecates |
dungs |
| defecating |
dunging |
| die |
snuff it |
| die |
snuff |
| died |
snuffed it |
| died |
snuffed |
| dies |
snuffs it |
| dies |
snuffs |
| dig |
kopat |
| dirtied |
grahznied |
| dirties |
grahznies |
| dirty |
grahzny |
| dirtying |
grahznying |
| doorbell |
zvonock |
| doorbells |
zvonocks |
| drank |
peeted |
| dream |
sneety |
| dreaming |
sneeting |
| dreams |
sneeties |
| dreamt |
sneeted |
| dried |
osooshied |
| dries |
osooshes |
| a drink |
firegold |
| spike |
peet |
| drinking |
peeting |
| drinks |
firegolds |
| drinks |
peets |
| drive |
yeckate |
| drives |
yeckates |
| driving |
yeckating |
| drove |
yeckated |
| drug |
drencrom |
| drugs |
drencroms |
| drugs |
vellocets |
| drunk |
pyahnitsa |
| drunks |
pyahnitsas |
| dry |
osoosh |
| drying |
osooshing |
| dumber |
gloopier |
| dumbest |
gloopiest |
| dying |
snuffing it |
| dying |
snuffing |
|
|
| ear |
ooko |
| ears |
ookoes |
| egg |
eggiweg |
| eggs |
eggiwegs |
| erect |
pan-handled |
| erection |
pan-handle |
| erections |
pan-handles |
| exhausting |
fagging |
| eye |
glazz |
| eyeglass |
otchky |
| eyeglasses |
otchkies |
| eyes |
glazzies |
|
|
| face |
litso |
| faced |
litsoed |
| faces |
litsoes |
| fancies |
messels |
| fanciest |
messeliest |
| fancy |
messel |
| father |
pee |
| fathers |
pees |
| feet |
nogas |
| female |
sharp |
| females |
sharps |
| fight |
drat |
| fighting |
dratsing |
| fights |
drats |
| filthiest |
merzkiest |
| filthy |
merzky |
| fist |
rooker |
| fists |
rookers |
| food |
pischa |
| fool |
nazz |
| fool |
shoot |
| fooled |
nazzed |
| fooled with |
fillied |
| fooling |
nazzing |
| fooling with |
fillying |
| fools |
nazzes |
| fools |
shoots |
| fools with |
fillies |
| fool with |
filly |
| foot |
noga |
| fought |
dratted |
| friend |
droog |
| friendly |
droogy |
| friends |
droogs |
| fright |
poog |
| frighten |
poogy |
| frightened |
poogly |
| frightening |
poogying |
| frightens |
pooglies |
| fuck (possibly bastard) |
sod |
| fucked |
sodded |
| fucking |
sodding |
| fucks (possibly bastards) |
sods |
|
|
| game |
eegra |
| games |
eegras |
| gang |
shaika |
| gangs |
shaikas |
| generous |
sammy |
| ghost |
dook |
| ghosts |
dooks |
| girl (chick) |
ptitsa |
| girl |
devotchka |
| girls (chicks) |
ptitsas |
| girls |
devotchkas |
| go |
itty |
| god |
bog |
| gods |
bogs |
| goes |
itties |
| going |
ittying |
| good |
dobby |
| good |
horrorshow |
| grab |
skvat |
| grabbed |
skvatted |
| grabbing |
skvating |
| grabbing |
skvatty |
| grabs |
skvats |
| great |
bolshy |
| greater |
bolshier |
| greatest |
bolshiest |
| groove (English idiom) |
kopat |
| group |
gruppa |
| groups |
gruppas |
| guard |
chasso |
| guards |
chassos |
| gun |
pooshka |
| gut |
guttiwut |
| gut |
keeshka |
| guts |
guttiwuts |
| guts |
keeshkas |
|
|
| hair |
luscious glory |
| hair |
voloss |
| hairs |
volosses |
| hand |
rook |
| handed |
rookered |
| handful |
rookerful |
| handfuls |
rookerfuls |
| handing |
rooking |
| handkerchief |
tashtook |
| handkerchiefs |
tashtooks |
| hands |
rooks |
| happen |
sloochat |
| happened |
sloochatted |
| happening |
sloochavvy |
| happens |
sloochats |
| harm |
vred |
| harmed |
vredded |
| harms |
vreds |
| harming |
vredding |
| hat |
shlapa |
| hats |
shlapas |
| head |
gulliver |
| heads |
gullivers |
| hear |
slooshy |
| hearing |
slooshying |
| heaven |
bog and all his angels |
| heaven |
bog and all his holy angels and saints |
| helmet |
shlem |
| helmets |
shlemmies |
| hit |
tolchock |
| hit |
tolchocked |
| hits |
tolchocks |
| hitting |
tolchocking |
| hole |
yahma |
| holes |
yahmas |
| horrible |
stracky |
| horror |
strack |
| horrors |
stracks |
| house |
domy |
| houses |
domies |
|
|
| imprisoned |
plennied |
| imprisoning |
plennying |
| in heaven |
with Bog and all his angels |
| in heaven |
with Bog and all his holy angels and saints |
| interest |
interessovat |
| interested |
interessovated |
| interesting |
interessovatting |
| interests |
interessovats |
|
|
| jam |
jammiwam |
| jams |
jammiwams |
| Jew |
yahoody |
| Jewish |
yahood |
| Jews |
yahoodies |
| job |
rabbit |
| joy |
radosty |
| joys |
radosties |
|
|
| key |
klootch |
| keys |
klootches |
| kill |
oobivat |
| killed |
oobivatted |
| killing |
oobivatting |
| kills |
oobivats |
| knife |
britva |
| knife |
nozh |
| knives |
britvas |
| knives |
nozhes |
| knock |
clop |
| knocked |
clopped |
| knocking |
clopping |
| knocks |
clops |
|
|
| ladies |
damas |
| lady |
dama |
| laugh |
guff |
| laugh |
smeck |
| laughed |
smecked |
| laughing |
smecking |
| laughs |
guffs |
| laughs |
smecks |
| lead |
privodeet |
| leader |
privodevat |
| leaders |
privodevats |
| leading |
privodeeting |
| leads |
privodeets |
| leave |
ookadeet |
| leaves |
ookadeeties |
| leaving |
ookadeeting |
| led |
privodeeted |
| left |
ookadetted |
| libraries |
biblios |
| library |
biblio |
| life |
jeezny |
| lip |
goober |
| lips |
goobers |
| lipstick |
goober muck |
| lipsticks |
goober mucks |
| listen |
sloosh |
| listened |
slooshed |
| listening |
slooshing |
| listens |
slooshes |
| little |
malenky |
| lives |
jeeznies |
| lonesome |
oddy knocky |
| look |
smot |
| looked |
smottied |
| looking |
smottovat |
| looks |
smots |
| loud |
gromky |
| louder |
gromkier |
| loudest |
gromkiest |
|
|
| mad |
bezoomny |
| made love |
lubbilubbed |
| make love |
lubbilub |
| makes love |
lubbilubs |
| making love |
lubbilubbing |
| man |
chelloveck |
| man |
moodge |
| man |
veck |
| men |
chellovecks |
| men |
moodges |
| men |
vecks |
| microwave |
nuke-a-tron |
| microwaves |
nuke-a-trons |
| milk |
moloko |
| mind |
rassoodock |
| minds |
rassoodocks |
| minute |
minoota |
| minutes |
minootas |
| money |
cutter |
| money |
deng |
| money |
pretty polly |
| moon |
luna |
| mother |
em |
| mothers |
ems |
| mouth |
rot |
| mouthed |
rotted |
| mouthing |
rotting |
| mouths |
rots |
| movie |
sinny |
| movies |
sinnies |
| mumble |
chumble |
| mumble |
wonk |
| mumbled |
chumbled |
| mumbled |
wonked |
| mumbles |
chumbles |
| mumbles |
wonks |
| mumbling |
chumbling |
| mumbling |
wonking |
|
|
| naked |
nagoy |
| name |
eemya |
| names |
eemyas |
| neck |
shiyah |
| necks |
shiyahs |
| newspaper |
gazetta |
| newspapers |
gazettas |
| night |
nochy |
| nights |
nochies |
| noise |
shoom |
| noises |
shooms |
| noisier |
shoomier |
| noisiest |
shoomiest |
| noisy |
shoomny |
| nonsense |
chepooka |
| nose |
morder |
| noses |
morders |
|
|
| office |
cantora |
| offices |
cantoras |
| old man |
ded |
| old men |
deds |
| old woman |
baboochka |
| old women |
baboochkas |
| old |
starry |
| one |
odin |
| order |
soviet |
| orders |
soviets |
|
|
| parents |
pee and em |
| paw |
lapa |
| paws |
lapas |
| people |
lewdies |
| person |
chelloveck |
| person |
veck |
| persons |
chellovecks |
| persons |
vecks |
| pick up |
sobirat |
| picked up |
sobiratted |
| picking up |
sobiratting |
| picks up |
sobirats |
| piece |
lomtick |
| piece |
lomtick |
| pieced |
lomticked |
| pieces |
lomticks |
| pieces |
tomticks |
| piecing |
lomticking |
| pillow |
podooshka |
| pillows |
podooshkas |
| place |
mesto |
| places |
mestoes |
| plan |
vareet |
| planned |
vareeted |
| planning |
vareeting |
| plans |
vareets |
| pocket |
carman |
| pockets |
carmans |
| policeman |
millicent |
| policeman |
rozz |
| policemen |
millicents |
| policemen |
rozzes |
| potatoes |
kartoffel |
| priest |
godman |
| priest |
charles |
| priest |
charlie |
| priests |
godmen |
| priests |
charlies |
| prisoner |
plenny |
| prisoners |
plennies |
| produce |
prod |
| produced |
prodded |
| producer |
prodovat |
| produces |
prods |
| producing |
prodding |
| punch |
fist |
| punched |
fisted |
| punches |
fists |
| punching |
fisting |
|
|
| quick |
skorry |
|
|
| razor (Alex's weapon) |
britva |
| razors |
britvas |
| remarkable |
zammechat |
| rich |
bugatty |
| riches |
bugatties |
| rip |
razrez |
| ripped |
razrezzed |
| ripping |
razrezzing |
| rips |
razrezzes |
| rob |
crast |
| robbery |
crast |
|
|
| said |
skazatted |
| said |
skazzed |
| sang |
warbled |
| sarcastic |
sarky |
| saw |
viddied |
| say |
skazat |
| saying |
skazatting |
| says |
skazats |
| school |
skolliwoll |
| schools |
skolliwolls |
| scratch |
skirk |
| scratch |
skrike |
| scratched |
skirked |
| scratched |
skriked |
| scratches |
skirks |
| scratches |
skrikes |
| scratching |
skirking |
| scratchy |
fuzzy |
| scream |
creech |
| screamed |
creeched |
| screaming |
creeching |
| screams |
creeches |
| see |
viddy |
| seeing |
viddying |
| sees |
viddies |
| sex |
pol |
| sexes |
pols |
| sexual intercourse |
in out, in out |
| shiny |
silver-like |
| shit |
cal |
| shitty |
cally |
| shoe |
sabog |
| shoes |
sabogs |
| shoulder |
pletcho |
| shoulders |
pletchoes |
| shout |
creech |
| shouted |
creeched |
| shouting |
creeching |
| shouts |
creeches |
| sick |
bolnoy |
| sickest |
bolnoyest |
| singing |
warbling |
| skeleton key |
polyclef |
| skeleton keys |
polyclefs |
| sleep |
spat |
| sleep |
spatchka |
| sleep |
zasnoot |
| sleeping |
spatting |
| sleeping |
zasnooting |
| sleeps |
spats |
| sleeps |
zasnoots |
| slept |
spatted |
| slept |
zasnooted |
| slice |
shive |
| sliced |
shivvied |
| slices |
shives |
| slicing |
shiving |
| slipper |
toofle |
| slippers |
toofles |
| smarter |
oomnier |
| smartest |
oomniest |
| smell (noun) |
von |
| smell |
nuke |
| smelled |
vonied |
| smelling |
nuking |
| smells |
nukes |
| smells |
vons |
| smelly |
vonny |
| smelt |
nuked |
| snack |
mounch |
| snacks |
mounches |
| snout |
morder |
| snouts |
morders |
| sob |
blub |
| sobbed |
blubbed |
| sobbing |
blubbing |
| sobs |
blubs |
| soiled |
grazzy |
| song |
warble |
| songs |
warbles |
| sound |
zvook |
| sounds |
zvooks |
| specific drug |
synthemesc |
| specific drug |
vellocet |
| specific drugs |
synthemescs |
| splash |
plesk |
| splash |
plosh |
| splash |
splodge |
| splash |
splosh |
| splashed |
ploshed |
| splashes |
plesks |
| splashes |
ploshes |
| splashes |
splodges |
| splashes |
sploshes |
| splashing |
ploshing |
| State Jail |
staja |
| State Jails |
stajas |
| steaks |
steakiweaks |
| steal |
crast |
| stealing |
crasting |
| steals |
crasts |
| stole |
crasted |
| stories |
raskazzes |
| story |
raskazz |
| stupid |
gloopy |
| sugar |
sakar |
| sugars |
sakars |
| sugary |
sakary |
| sweet |
sladky |
| sweetest |
sladkvat |
| sweets |
sladkies |
|
|
| take |
shvat |
| taking |
shvatty |
| talk |
govoreet |
| talking |
govoreeting |
| talks |
govoreets |
| tea |
chai |
| teas |
chais |
| teen |
nadsat |
| teens |
nadsats |
| teeth |
zoobies |
| terrible |
oozhassny |
| terrified |
spoogy |
| testicle |
yarble |
| testicle-less |
yarbleless |
| testicles |
yarbles |
| thing |
veshch |
| things |
veshches |
| thought |
messel |
| thoughts |
messels |
| three |
tree |
| threw |
brosayed |
| throat |
gorlo |
| throats |
gorloes |
| throw |
brosay |
| throwing |
brosaying |
| throws |
brosays |
| time |
raz |
| timed |
razzied |
| times |
razzes |
| timing |
razovat |
| tiny |
malenky |
| tire |
fag |
| tired |
fagged |
| tires |
fags |
| tiring |
faggy |
| tobacco |
snoutie |
| told |
govoreeted |
| tomcat |
kot |
| tomcats |
kots |
| tongue |
yahzick |
| tongues |
yahzicks |
| tonight |
this nochy |
| took |
shvatted |
| tooth |
zooby |
| trout |
forella |
| two |
dva |
|
|
| underpants |
neezhnies |
| understand |
pony |
| understanding |
ponying |
| understands |
ponies |
| understood |
ponied |
| unit of money |
golly |
| units of money |
gollies |
| upset |
razdraz |
| upsetting |
razdrazled |
| useful |
polezny |
|
|
| valuable |
dorogoy |
| valuables |
dorogoys |
| violence |
twenty to one |
| violent |
ultra violent |
| voice |
goloss |
| voices |
golosses |
|
|
| waist |
tally |
| waists |
tallies |
| walk |
gooly |
| walked |
goolied |
| walking |
goolying |
| walks |
goolies |
| walled |
shested |
| wash |
cheest |
| washed |
cheested |
| washes |
cheests |
| washing |
cheesting |
| washroom |
vaysay |
| washrooms |
vaysays |
| went |
ittied |
| wife |
zheena |
| wild |
flip |
| window |
okno |
| windows |
oknoes |
| wipe |
osoosh |
| wiped |
osooshied |
| wipes |
osooshes |
| wiping |
osooshing |
| wives |
zheenas |
| woman |
cheena |
| women |
cheenas |
| wonderful |
choodessny |
| word |
slovo |
| words |
slovos |
| work |
rabbit |
| worked |
rabbited |
| working |
rabbiting |
| works |
rabbits |
|
|
| young |
molodoy |
| yowl |
crark |
| yowled |
crarked |
| yowling |
crarking |
| yowls |
crarks |
