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  • Re: A Clockwork Orange: which language is the gang slang derived from?

    From Predrag Petrovic@21:1/5 to Eric Ivanov on Wed Nov 8 07:08:18 2023
    On Wednesday, 6 September 1995 at 09:00:00 UTC+2, Eric Ivanov wrote:
    I have a question concerning the "code" language used by the gang in A Clockwork Orange. Many words (e.g. "droog" for "pal", "gulliver" for
    "head") seemed derived from serbo-croatian. However, I couldn't get
    all of them, so I wondered if this language was derived from another language. Anyone has a clue?
    -eric
    Droog (Drug) is definitely Serbian ( serbo-croatian ), but I am not sure about "gulliver" for head.

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  • From Bill Anderson@21:1/5 to Predrag Petrovic on Wed Nov 8 20:04:11 2023
    Predrag Petrovic <design4um@gmail.com> wrote:
    On Wednesday, 6 September 1995 at 09:00:00 UTC+2, Eric Ivanov wrote:
    I have a question concerning the "code" language used by the gang in A
    Clockwork Orange. Many words (e.g. "droog" for "pal", "gulliver" for
    "head") seemed derived from serbo-croatian. However, I couldn't get
    all of them, so I wondered if this language was derived from another
    language. Anyone has a clue?
    -eric
    Droog (Drug) is definitely Serbian ( serbo-croatian ), but I am not sure about "gulliver" for head.


    Google “slang in a clockwork orange.” it is interesting.

    --
    Bill Anderson

    I am the Mighty Favog

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  • From moviePig@21:1/5 to Bill Anderson on Wed Nov 8 15:36:38 2023
    On 11/8/2023 3:04 PM, Bill Anderson wrote:
    Predrag Petrovic <design4um@gmail.com> wrote:
    On Wednesday, 6 September 1995 at 09:00:00 UTC+2, Eric Ivanov wrote:
    I have a question concerning the "code" language used by the gang in A
    Clockwork Orange. Many words (e.g. "droog" for "pal", "gulliver" for
    "head") seemed derived from serbo-croatian. However, I couldn't get
    all of them, so I wondered if this language was derived from another
    language. Anyone has a clue?
    -eric
    Droog (Drug) is definitely Serbian ( serbo-croatian ), but I am not sure
    about "gulliver" for head.


    Google “slang in a clockwork orange.” it is interesting.

    Fun fact: Anthony Burgess also did the cave-speak in QUEST FOR FIRE.

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  • From HenHanna@21:1/5 to moviePig on Sat Mar 2 21:14:46 2024
    moviePig wrote:

    On 11/8/2023 3:04 PM, Bill Anderson wrote:
    Predrag Petrovic <design4um@gmail.com> wrote:
    On Wednesday, 6 September 1995 at 09:00:00 UTC+2, Eric Ivanov wrote:
    I have a question concerning the "code" language used by the gang in A >>>> Clockwork Orange. Many words (e.g. "droog" for "pal", "gulliver" for
    "head") seemed derived from serbo-croatian. However, I couldn't get
    all of them, so I wondered if this language was derived from another
    language. Anyone has a clue?
    -eric
    Droog (Drug) is definitely Serbian ( serbo-croatian ), but I am not sure >>> about "gulliver" for head.


    i think they are all from Russian.



    Google “slang in a clockwork orange.” it is interesting.

    Fun fact: Anthony Burgess also did the cave-speak in QUEST FOR FIRE.


    Yes... Great movie... i read the book a few times



    Just a few years ago , i read the final chapter
    that was deleted for the US release of the book.

    -------- this is prob related to the movie's somewhat odd ending.


    (i started using X-Face yesterday.)

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