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malchick
What does malchick mean?
Often paired with 'devotchka' to mark the young, restless world the narrator moves in.
"A malchick and a devotchka by the jukebox, sizing each other up."
Origin
Coined by Burgess in A Clockwork Orange (1962) from the Russian 'malchik', 'boy'. It anchors the novel's focus on 'nadsat' youth, the suffix Burgess used for the whole argot.
Frequently asked questions
What does malchick mean?
It is Nadsat for a boy or young man, from the Russian 'malchik'.
Where did malchick come from?
Anthony Burgess took it from the Russian 'malchik' for his 1962 novel A Clockwork Orange.
What is the female counterpart of malchick?
In Nadsat the rough counterpart is devotchka, meaning girl.
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