shylock

== English == === Alternative forms === Shylock === Etymology === From the character Shylock in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (1600). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʃaɪlɑk/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʃaɪlɒk/ Hyphenation: shy‧lock === Noun === shylock (plural shylocks) (US, figurative, now offensive) A loan shark; a usurer. [1786] (offensive, ethnic slur) A person of Jewish descent. [1950s] Synonyms: heeb, Hymie, kike, sheeny ==== Translations ==== === Verb === shylock (third-person singular simple present shylocks, present participle shylocking, simple past and past participle shylocked) (intransitive, US, now offensive) To lend money at exorbitant rates of interest. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === shylock on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Merchant of Venice on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === shlocky