diff --git a/lib/extensions.js b/lib/extensions.js
index eec0ee229..1d1528e68 100644
--- a/lib/extensions.js
+++ b/lib/extensions.js
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ function getInstalledBinaries() {
 }
 
 /**
- * Check that an environment matches the whitelisted values or the current
+ * Check that an environment matches the allowlisted values or the current
  * environment if no parameters are passed
  *
  * @param  {string} platform - The name of the OS platform(darwin, win32, etc...)
diff --git a/src/libsass/src/node.cpp b/src/libsass/src/node.cpp
index 08eada733..8d4b9fef6 100644
--- a/src/libsass/src/node.cpp
+++ b/src/libsass/src/node.cpp
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ namespace Sass {
 
       bool empty_parent_ref = pToConvert->head() && pToConvert->head()->is_empty_reference();
 
-      // the first Complex_Selector may contain a dummy head pointer, skip it.
+      // the first Complex_Selector may contain a fake head pointer, skip it.
       if (pToConvert->head() && !empty_parent_ref) {
         node.collection()->push_back(Node::createSelector(*pToConvert));
         if (has_lf) node.collection()->back().got_line_feed = has_lf;
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ namespace Sass {
       }
     }
 
-    // Put the dummy Compound_Selector in the first position, for consistency with the rest of libsass
+    // Put the fake Compound_Selector in the first position, for consistency with the rest of libsass
     Compound_Selector_Ptr fakeHead = SASS_MEMORY_NEW(Compound_Selector, ParserState("[NODE]"), 1);
     Parent_Selector_Ptr selectorRef = SASS_MEMORY_NEW(Parent_Selector, ParserState("[NODE]"));
     fakeHead->elements().push_back(selectorRef);
diff --git a/src/libsass/src/parser.cpp b/src/libsass/src/parser.cpp
index 28fe02244..24978df30 100644
--- a/src/libsass/src/parser.cpp
+++ b/src/libsass/src/parser.cpp
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ namespace Sass {
     // update for end position
     ruleset->update_pstate(pstate);
     ruleset->block()->update_pstate(pstate);
-    // need this info for sanity checks
+    // need this info for coherence checks
     ruleset->is_root(is_root);
     // return AST Node
     return ruleset;