Glossary of nadsat words used in the A Clockwork Orange essay
Droogs - Friends in violence
Tolchock - Hit, push, strike, kick, etc
Chelloveck - Man
Kishkas - Guts, stomach
Yarbles - Testicles
Britva - Razor
Oozy - Chain
Devotchka - Woman
Creech creech creeching - Screaming, screeching
Horrorshow - A term of approbation, good, impressive, well, etc
Rookers - Hands, arms
Haw haw haw - Laughter (onomatopoeic)
Glazzies - Eyes, but the context used in this extract, nipples
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