L
Low Hangers -- The term Samantha uses to describe the anatomies of certain men who, um, constantly move their packages around
M
Manthrax -- A deadly strain of men who are ''dangerous and toxic'' (laboratory specimen no. 1: Richard)
N
Noah's Upper West Side Rent-Controlled Arc -- A party venue bursting with happy, married people who make single folks look like a lost flock
O
Optimism -- 1. a virtue Carrie feels she lost after her emotional train wrecks with Mr. Big (Chris Noth) and Aidan (John Corbett);
2. a virtue that Charlotte still has in abundance, and the reason why Carrie decides to dedicate her upcoming book to this ''eternal optimist, who always believes in love''
P
Park Avenue, Pink-Shirt Flaccid-Pee-Pee Mojo -- What Charlotte's stylist friend Anthony (Mario Cantone) says she needs to get rid of if she wants to enjoy being around men after breaking up with Trey (Kyle MacLachlan)
Q
Queens -- The borough where Steve's (David Eigenberg) loopy, boozy Catholic mom Mary (Anne Meara) hails from
R
Russell Crowe -- Carrie and Miranda's sexual cause celebre (a close second: George Clooney)
S
Sushi -- The code word the girls ask Samantha to use around Miranda's baby when talking about Richard's philandering oral sex habits
T
Tantric Celibacy -- A Buddhism-inspired philosophy that posits that the ''only thing hotter than sex is not having sex.'' Samantha isn't convinced.
U
Upper East Side -- the posh neighborhood where Carrie lives
V
Vogue -- The magazine that Carrie wrote a freelance article for and that she considers her bible (''Sometimes I would buy Vogue instead of dinner; I felt it just fed me more.'')
W
Water, Holy -- what Carrie hopes will wash away her ''original cynicism'' during Brady's baptism
X
X-Rated Websites -- the best reason to surf the internet, so says Samantha
Y
York -- The surname a newly single Charlotte reclaims and posts on her apartment door to herald the coming of the ''new York,'' according to Carrie
Z
Zagat's Guide to Churches -- The directory Carrie accuses Charlotte of perusing after she describes a house of worship as ''one of the best on the East Side''
Additional reporting by Caroline Kepnes
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