Glossary: Jerry Seinfeld

KAPLAN, GABE He says the Welcome Back, Kotter star was his stand-up mentor. 132

LANE, LOIS Superman girlfriend he draws naked pictures of 161

LACTOSE INTOLERANT Something he claims to be—''I have no patience for lactose'' 9

LEWIS, JERRY He acquires a pair of Cinderfella cuff links to impress his idol at a Friars Club roast; he also inspires George with this anecdote: Whenever the paranoid Lewis exited a meeting, he'd leave his briefcase with a running tape recorder inside. 128, 162

LUTHOR, LEX He compares nefarious schemer Newman to Superman's archrival; Elaine's is Sue Ellen Mischke. 116

MARBLES, MR. Kramer's ventriloquist dummy terrorizes him during their Kenny Rogers-instigated apartment switch. 134

THE MASTER PACKER Name he gives himself based on his flawless suitcase organization 3

MAYO, JOE Friend notorious for putting guests to work 160

MOSES Biblical figure who peppers exclamations: ''Sweet fancy Moses,'' his reaction to Elaine's dancing; and ''Moses, smell the roses,'' his response to a buttered Kramer 130, 149

MULVA One of his incorrect guesses as to the name of a girlfriend whose moniker rhymes with a female body part 58

MY BOYS Nickname he and Kramer use for their genitals; he resists lending the latter a bathing suit 'cause he doesn't want K's boys ''down there'' 57

NICK AT NITE Elaine complains it's his main interest in life. 47

NO-POLISH MANICURE Preferred mode of nail care 161

OPERA CROWDS They make him feel ''tough.'' 47

PETER PAN COMPLEX Kramer says he's got one (No! Really?); one explanation for J's disdain for all shoes but sneakers 90

PEEVED As angry as our above-it-all hero ever gets 151

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH COUNTRY He panics when a current squeeze suggests an Amish getaway; that's the ''serious relationship weekend place.'' 166

PICKLE He's ''never eaten a really good'' one. 13

PRELL His shampoo of choice 74

PRISON A place where sex is better and all manner of fascinating things happen 128

QUINN, ANTHONY Actor whose driving he discusses while trying to get a date to admit fleeing an accident (''Quinn says he never felt so good as when he leaves a note after smackin' into a car'') 36

SAAB His first, a '92 900S (plates JVN 728), is abducted by a mechanic; a second is ruined after Kramer stores his blood in the radiator; he angles to get an insider deal for a third from Puddy. 124, 152, 159

SOFT CHEESES One thing he won't allow in his fridge 3

STREEP, MERYL Actress he dubs "a phony baloney" 62

THE SWIRL Capper to his patented sexual ''move,'' preferably performed clockwise (but it's not written in stone) 101

SUPERMAN Though he frequently references other superheroes, the Man of Steel is his undisputed fave and chief source of pop-cultural metaphors.

THE UNSHUSHABLES Movie-goers who talk incessantly 10

YOUR MOTHER'S A WHORE Example of a parking garage sign he thinks would be easier to remember than color-number systems 23