Definition of vigorish

vigorish

noun

• the interest on a loan shark's loan. Also "vig".

  What's the vigorish?

                                                                                                                                                                                         
  
  Citation from "Mr. Bob's Toddler Kaleidoscope", Up All Night (TV), Season 1 Episode 5 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Oct 14 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

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