South Manchester Book Group

We're a friendly and open reading group, and we share a love of books and discussing them with other people. We meet every fortnight, but you don't have to come to them all. It's dead simple; choose a book you like the sound of, read it (or even part of it) beforehand and turn up with a few ideas and money for beer / wine / flirtinis. It's very informal, and we're quite a friendly bunch.

We meet at a pub in Didsbury around 8 pm. We can usually be found on the table with the books and flirtinis.

We've become rather popular recently so unfortunately aren't accepting new members just at the moment. But please drop us a line on the Contact Us form and we'll add you to our mailing list.

Our reading list, past, present, and future, appears here and a short version of what we’re reading next is here.

NADSAT — A Malenky Guide for Oomny Droogs

appy polly loggiesapologies
autocar
baboochkaold woman
baddiwadbad
bandaband
barry placeprison
bedwaysto bed
bezoomnymad, crazy
bibliolibrary
bitvabattle
blubweep, cry
boggod
bogmangodman
bolnoysick
bolshybig / great
boohoo, boohoohooto cry
boomaboomthunder
boorjoycebourgeois
bootickboutique
brat, brattybrother
bratchnybastard
britvarazor
brookobelly
brosaythrow
brosay / brosatthrow / to throw
bruiseboyspolice officers, security guards
bugatty / buggattiesrich / riches
cablesblood vessels / tendons / veins
calshit
cancercigarette
cantoraoffice
carmanpocket
chaitea
charles, charliechaplain / priest
chashacup
chassoguard
cheenawoman
cheestwash
chelloveckfellow / person / man
chepookanonsense
choodessnywonderful
chumble
cinecinema, film
clockworkmechanically responsive
clopknock
cluvebeak
collocol / collocollbell
crackto break up, smash
crarkyowl, howl
craststeal
creechshout / scream
cuttermoney
damalady
decrepelder
ded / dedoochkaold man
dengmoney
devotchkagirl / young woman
dobbygood
domyhouse
dookghost / trace
dorogoydear / valuable / expensive
drat / dratsingfight / righting
drencroma drug
droog / droogiefriend / friendly
dungto defecate
dvatwo
eegragame
eemyaname
eggiwegegg
emmum / mother
espresso rapidotrain
eunuch jellygutless coward
fag / fagged / faggytire / tired
fashedbothered / annoyed / tired
fillyplay / to play or fool around with
filmdromecinema
firegolda particular drink / strong drink
flatblockblock of flats
flipwild
forellatrout
fuzzyscratchy
gazettanewspaper
glazz / glazzies / glazzballseye / eyes (also used to refer to nipples)
gloopystupid
gloryhair
godmanpriest / chaplain
gollyunit of money
golossvoice
gooberlip
goolyto walk
gorlothroat
govoreetto speak / talk
grahznydirty
grazzysoiled
gromkyloud
groodybreast
gruppagroup
gufflaugh
gulliverhead
guttiwutsguts
hen-kormchickenfeed
hornto cry out
horrorshowgood, well, excellent
hound-and-hornycorny
in-out-in-outsex
interessovatto interest
ittyto go
jammiwamjam
jeeznylife
kartoffelpotatoes
kashlcough
keeshkasguts
kisagirl
klebbread
klootchkey
knivesdrugs
knopkabutton
knopkavatbuttoning
kopatto dig
korovacow
koshka, kotcat, tomcat
koshtoomclothing
krovvyblood
kupetto buy
lapapaw
lewdiespeople
lightercrone
litsoface
lomtickslice, piece, bit
lovetedcaught
lubbilubbingmaking love
lunamoon
luscious gloryhair
malchickboy
malenkylittle, tiny
maskiemask
maslobutter
merzkyfilthy
messelthought, fancy
mestoplace
mewler, mowler)to mew
millicentspolice
minootaminute
molodoyyoung
molokomilk
moloko plusmilk laced with drugs
moodgeman
mordersnout
mounchsnack
mozgbrain
munchy-wunchingmunching
nachinatto begin
nadmennyarrogant
nadsatteenage
nagoynaked
nazzfool
neezhniesunderpants
nochynight, nocturnal
nogafoot, leg
nozhknife
nukingsmelling
oddy knockyon one's own
odinone
oknowindow
oobivatto kill
ookadeetto leave
ookoear
oomnyclever, brainy
oozhassnyterrible
oozychain
orangeman, person
osooshto dry, to wipe
otchkieseyeglasses
pan-handleerection
peefather
pee and emfather and mother
peetto drink
pishchafood
platchto cry
plattiesclothes
plennyprisoner
plesksplash
pletchoshoulder
ploshto splash
plottflesh, body
podooshkapillow
poisonperson
polsex
poleznyuseful
pretty polly, pollymoney
polyclefskeleton key
ponyto understand
pooglyscared, frightened
pooshkagun
pop-disca record, pop album
prestoopnikcriminal
privodeetto lead somewhere
prodto produce
ptitsagirl
punchipunchingpunching
pyahnitsadrunk
rabbitwork
rabbiterworker
radostyjoy
raskazzstory
rassoodockmind
raztime
razdrezupset
razrezto rip, ripping
rook, rookerhand
rookerfulhandful
rotmouth
rozz, rozzerpoliceman
sabogshoe
sakarsugar
sammygenerous
sarkysarcastic
scoteenabeast, cow
shaikagang
sharpfemale
sharriesballs, buttocks
shestpole, barrier
shilarnyconcern, desire
shiveslice, cut
shiyahneck
shlagaclub, bat
shlagnickedclubbed
shlapahat
shlemhelmet
shoomnoise
shootfool
shop-crastingstealing from a cars and houses
shvattake
silver-likeshiny
sinnymovies, film, movie theater
skazatto say
skitebirdshithead
skolliwollschool
skorryquick, quickly
skrikingscratching
skvatto grab
sladkvatsweetest
sladkysweet
sloochatto happen
sloosh, slooshyto hear, to listen
slovoword
smecklaugh
smotto look
sneetydream
snoutietobacco, snuff
sobiratpick up
sookawhore
soomkawoman, old woman
sophistossophisticated/beautiful people
sovietadvice, order
spat, spatchkasleep, to sleep
splodge, sploshsplash
spoogyterrified
stajastate jail,cell
starryold, ancient
steaky wakebeef steak
stoolieschairs
strackhorror
stripey holeprison
synthemescdrug
tallywaist
tashtookhandkerchief
tasscup
this nochytonight
tick-tockerheart
ticklewickledgrazed
timpsdrums
tolchockto hit, push
tooflesslippers
treethree
vareetto cook up
vaysaywashroom, toilet
veckguy, person, man, fellow
vehinawine
velloceta particular drug
veshchthing
viddyto see
vinowine, blood
volosshair
vonsmell
vredto harm or damage
warblessongs, recordings
worldcastsatellite tv or shortwave radio broadcast
yahmahole
yahoodiesjews
yahzicktongue
yarbles, yarblockostesticles
yeckateto drive
zammechatremarkable
zasnootto sleep, sleep
zheenawife
zoobiesteeth
zvonockdoorbell, bellpull
zvooksound