| A | B |
|---|
| klunk | euphemism for feces |
| shank | friend or fellow |
| shuck | euphemism for the F-word |
| slim it | calm down or shut up |
| slinthead | derogatory term for a person who makes a bad mistake |
| greenbean | new arrival |
| newbie | newcomer |
| good that | when a Glader agrees with something |
| dong | derogatory term for feces |
| jacked | describing a person not in their right mind |
| bloody | an expression of strong emotion |
| Glade | the live/working area of the Maze |
| Gladers | inhabitants of the Glade |
| Gathering | important meeting held by the Keepers |
| Keepers | leaders and job supervisors of the Glade |
| Homestead | dilapidated wooden building that serves as Gladers' home |
| Med-jacks | medical personnel |
| Runners | Gladers who spend their days in the Maze trying to map it to find a way out |
| Slopper | person assigned to worst jobs in the Glades, such as toilets and slaughter |
| The Changing | agonizing transformation person goes through after being stung by a Griever |
| The Serum | medicine given to a person after a Griever sting |
| Slammer | the jail built into the North side of the Homestead |
| Track-hoes | Gladers assigned to gardening |
| Grievers | giant slug-like monsters wiht mechanical arms and weapons to attack Gladers |
| Blood House | where livestock is killed and prepared for consumption |
| Beetle Blade | silvery creature that surveils the Gladers |
| Baggers | Gladers assigned to cleaning up dead bodies |
