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|    Predrag Petrovic to Eric Ivanov    |
|    Re: A Clockwork Orange: which language i    |
|    08 Nov 23 07:08:18    |
      From: design4um@gmail.com              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.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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