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prettygoodwordvigorish (VIG-er-ish) - n., a charge collected by a bookie for placing a bet; exorbitant interest on a loan, as from a loan shark.
Also the vig. American slang from around 1910, formerly also spelled viggresh, from Yiddish, from either Ukrainian výgrash or Russian výigrysh winnings, profit, from vy-, out + igrat', to play -- so originally something like the pay-off? I guess?
---L.
Also the vig. American slang from around 1910, formerly also spelled viggresh, from Yiddish, from either Ukrainian výgrash or Russian výigrysh winnings, profit, from vy-, out + igrat', to play -- so originally something like the pay-off? I guess?
---L.
