Epstein code words
What he really meant...
The Epstein Code Words
“Massage”
Decoded Meaning: Sexual Act / Abuse
Context: The primary euphemism. Victims were hired as “massage therapists.” Maxwell’s instructions on “how to massage” were actually instructions on sexual initiation.
“Heal” / “Healing”
Decoded Meaning: Sexual Service
Context: Used to frame abuse as a medical necessity. Epstein would schedule “healing sessions” during travel or when claiming illness.
“Naughty”
Decoded Meaning: Explicit / Sexual
Context: Used to describe specific photos or acts (e.g., “Send the naughty ones to the secure folder”).
“It”
Decoded Meaning: Intercourse
Context: In depositions and emails, associates avoided the word “sex,” instead saying, “I never did ‘it’” or “She knows how to do ‘it’.”
“Candy”
Decoded Meaning: Young Victims
Context: Found in the “Birthday Book” drawings (1983) depicting a figure representing Epstein handing out lollipops to young females.
“The Duke”
Decoded Meaning: Prince Andrew
Context: Used in emails to avoid flagging his name in digital searches (e.g., “The Duke is coming to the island”).
“G”
Decoded Meaning: Ghislaine Maxwell
Context: Her shorthand signature and how she was referred to in third-party emails to obscure her involvement.
“Blonde”
Decoded Meaning: Yfke Sturm
Context: Used to refer to the Dutch model without naming her, often to leverage her appearance in social climbing (e.g., “The blonde that walked with me”).
“Tall”
Decoded Meaning: Specific Victim
Context: Epstein often dehumanized victims in subject lines by using physical descriptors rather than names (e.g., “The tall one from Sunday”).
“Lessons”
Decoded Meaning: Trafficking Prep
Context: “Language lessons” or “Modeling lessons” were often the cover story for moving a young woman across international borders.
“Scouting”
Decoded Meaning: Procuring Victims
Context: The act of finding new girls, often disguised as legitimate modeling recruitment.
“Head space”
Decoded Meaning: Legal Panic
Context: Maxwell used this phrase (e.g., “I need head space”) to signal she needed to step back from operations due to legal pressure.
“Goyim”
Decoded Meaning: The Public / “Suckers”
Context: Used disparagingly in financial emails to refer to the general public or investors he intended to exploit.
“Credits”
Decoded Meaning: Cash Payments
Context: In scheduling logs, “credits” referred to cash envelopes given to victims post-abuse.
“Disney”
Decoded Meaning: Recruitment Hub
Context: Referred to Disney World or the surrounding Orlando area, a prime location for recruiting young tourists.
“Zorro” / “Z”
Decoded Meaning: New Mexico Ranch
Context: Code for his Zorro Ranch property, used in flight logs and schedules.
“Gym”
Decoded Meaning: Evaluation Room
Context: At the Palm Beach house, “the gym” was the specific location where initial “physical evaluations” of victims occurred.
“Aviloop”
Decoded Meaning: Nadia Marcinkova
Context: The online alias/business name used by Marcinkova to continue operations post-2008.
“System_Admin_08”
Decoded Meaning: “Node 08”
Context: The root user account on Epstein’s servers, believed to be the unidentified IT specialist who managed the surveillance feeds.