Frenzy
A state or time period of extreme excitement or chaos.
Impending
Imminent; about to occur.
Bloodlust
Uncontrollable desire to kill or maim others.
Depersonalization
To take away or lose human characteristics.
Tentatively
To complete something with hesitancy and in a cautious manner.
Tenement
A large building divided into apartments, usually in a poor area of a city.
Illusory
Based on fantasy or imagination; not real.
Spiel
A rather long speech often made with the intention of persuading the audience of a specific cause.
Eradicated
Destroyed completely.
Erasure
The removal of writing or information; in extended use, causing something to disappear.
Fabricated
Invented or concocted.
Aberration
A deviation from normalcy.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Known colloquially as "M&A," transactions in which the ownership of companies, other business organizations, or their operating units are transferred or consolidated with other entities.
Xclusive
The name of the elite fitness facility that Patrick Bateman frequents.
Dorsia
The name of the exclusive restaurant at which Patrick repeatedly fails to reserve a table.
Chemical Bank
The name of a real investment banking firm that provides the first image of the novel.
unscrupulous
having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair.
yuppie
derogatory term for a young person with a well-paid job and a fashionable urban lifestyle, originally from an acronym meaning Young Urban Professional.
J&B
Patrick's preferred brand of Scotch whisky and go-to drink order.
Hamptons
Wealthy enclave on the East End of Long Island where Patrick and Evelyn stay.
