Meaning of Shylock | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A loan shark; a usurer.
   US, figuratively, offensive
2. A moneylender (Jewish stereotype) in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
3. Alternative letter-case form of shylock.
   alt-of
4. A person of Jewish descent.
   ethnic, offensive, slur

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Examples

“Eventually, their gambling debts grow so big that they are cut off from making any more bets, eliminating the chance that they can make enough money to satisfy their shylocks.”

“If a guy got into hock with several shylocks from different crews and was unable to keep up with his weekly payments, a sit-down would have to be called with all of the shylocks involved and their respective capos.”

“After Caspian's father killed his credit lines at all the big casinos, he ran up a six-figure tab with a couple of shylocks in Miami, then couldn't make the vig.”

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