Alleycat: A vampire who does not have a haven of any kind, but instead resides in a different place each night. Also used to refer to those Kindred who feed off the homeless and other street people.

Banking: The practice, most widespread among younger Kindred, of taking blood from blood banks. Chilled blood so long removed from the body is less satisfying, but some Neonates delight in entering a blood bank and drinking to excess. This is seen by many Princes as a breach of the Masquerade. A Banker is one who makes frequent use of this practice.

Barrens, The: The areas of a city that are devoid of life, such as graveyards, abandoned buildings, industrial wastelands, and parks.

Blister: A vampire who contracts an infectious disease, and subsequently spreads it on to each donor from whom she feeds.

Blood Doll: A Vessel that is regularly fed upon and has become quite addicted to the usually pleasant sensation resulting from feeding. See The Kiss.

Butterfly: One who mingles among the high society of mortals, and only feeds upon the wealthy and the famous.

Casanova: A vampire who delights in seducing mortals but not killing them, and who takes only a little blood, erasing the victim's memory of the event when she is finished. There are rumors that the original Casanova was or is a vampire, but this is not generally believed.

Donor: A potential or past source of blood, typically a human.

Head: A vampire who feeds upon those under the influence of a drug so as to feel the effect. The term Head is used with a suitable prefix if the vampire prefers a particular drug. See Lush.

Headhunter: An Elder who hunts other Kindred for their blood. See Rogue and Diablerie.

Lick: A vampire. See Kindred.

Lush: A vampire who habitually feeds upon prey who are under the influence of drink or drugs in order to experience the sensations thereof.

Rack, The: The hunting ground represented by nightclubs, bars, and other places of entertainment where mortals seek to dance, drink and pair off.

Rake: One who habitually uses the Rack is a Rake in vulgar argot; Papillon and Gentry are progressively older terms for the same.

Sandman: A vampire who feeds only upon sleeping victims. See Cauchemar.

Slumming: The act of feeding from the homeless and derelicts. A vampire who does so exclusively is a Slummer.

Stalker: A mortal who hunts the Kindred. See Witch-hunter.

Tease: A term sometimes used for a female Casanova .

Turf: The city or sections of a city that vampires might try to claim for themselves. See Fief and Domain.