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Fun Trivia: B : Burgess, Anthony

Special Sub-Topic: "A Clockwork Orange" Nadsat


What is a veshch?

    A Thing. 'He started going on about all these Veshches.'

What is a Prestoopnick?
    A Criminal. 'I wasn't a presnoopick like them.'

What word means 'big' in Nadsat?
    bolshy. 'We had these real bolshy boots for kicking.'

Does Alex have a 'litso'?
    yes & y. A Litso is a face.

What is a 'mesto'?
    A Place. 'Let's get out of this Mesto.'

What is the name for 'teeth'?
    Zoobies. 'Dim gave him a good kick in the zoobies.'

Is 'kupetting' illegal?
    no & n. Kupetting is buying.

Which of the following does 'skorry' mean?
    Fast. 'I snarled and grabbed it skorry.'

If something is 'Horrorshow', is it good?
    yes & y. 'Flip horrorshow takings there.'

What is a nadsat?
    A Teenager. This is where the name for Alex's language comes from.

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