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General Slang
Krovvy
/ˈkrɒvi/ · noun · slang
Nadsat for blood, from the Russian 'krov'.
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Definitions
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Often used to describe the aftermath of the gang's violence in vivid, almost gleeful terms.
“Alex describes the krovvy as flowing real horrorshow and red.”
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Symbolically tied to the novel's preoccupation with violence and its physical cost.
“Wherever the droogs went, krovvy was not far behind.”
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In Nadsat, krovvy is blood. Source word: Russian 'krov' (кровь), literally 'blood'.
“There was red krovvy everywhere after the fight in the alley.”
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Krovvy In A Sentence
His litso was covered in krovvy by the end.
She screamed at the sight of the krovvy on the floor.
A little krovvy never bothered them in the slightest.
Origin & Usage
Coined by Burgess in A Clockwork Orange (1962) from the Russian 'krov', 'blood'. Like much of Nadsat, it makes brutality sound strange and almost lyrical on the page.
Variants
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People Also Ask
What does krovvy mean?
It is Nadsat for blood, from the Russian 'krov'.
Where did krovvy come from?
Anthony Burgess coined it for A Clockwork Orange in 1962 from the Russian word for blood.
Why does Burgess use krovvy instead of blood?
The unfamiliar word distances the reader from the violence, a key effect of the Nadsat argot.
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