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Nadsat is a constructed language used by the teenage subculture, also called Nadsat, in Anthony Burgess's novel A Clockwork Orange. It is based on English with many Russian influences invented by Burgess, who in addition to writing the novel, was also a linguist. It is a transliteration of the Russian suffix for 'teen'. Nadsat is a mode of speech used by the Nadsat subcultures in the novel A Clockwork Orange. The anti-hero and narrator of the book, Alex, uses it, in first-person style, to... full article at wikipedia
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