Shylock

What do we mean by shylock?

A ruthless moneylender; a loan shark. noun

To lend money at exorbitant interest rates. intransitive verb

A loan shark. noun

To lend money at exorbitant rates of interest. verb

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word shylock. Define shylock, shylock synonyms, shylock pronunciation, shylock translation, English dictionary definition of shylock.

Shylock was a character in one of Shakespear's plays (The Merchant of Venice). He was a Jewish usurer, so saying that a person is a Shylock means he's a loan shark. Urban Dictionary

Shifty person of Jewish extraction,who is adept at illegal activities. Urban Dictionary

Another term for a Mafia loan money collector. Personified by the character Chili Palmer from the "Get Shorty" and "Be Cool" novels and films. Urban Dictionary

Jewish mystic, or gypsy Urban Dictionary

The curly ear locks that male Hasidic Jews have... pejorative of course... and not to be confused with the oddly similar and equally stylish chelsea hair-do. Urban Dictionary

Zipper, fly. As a security feature for your 'shy bits'. True to its Shakespearean origins (the Merchant of Venice)it also holds a pound of flesh. Urban Dictionary

It officially means loan shark, but in reality, it should mean, victim, victim that reacts and gets punished because "Jews aren't supposed to fight back"! Like Shylock himself! Urban Dictionary

New shoes that take a pound of your flesh before you break them in. usually sandals or some other cute shoes. the cuter the shoes, the more shylocky they seem to be. Urban Dictionary

A late-19th-century consulting-detective who charged wayyyyy too much for his services. Urban Dictionary

I don't know about Shylock HOLMES, but i do know that Shylock was a character in one of Shakespear's plays (The Merchant of Venice). He was a Jewish usurer, so saying that a person is a Shylock means he's a loan shark. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to shylock:
shylock, shlock.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word shylock:
moneylender, portia, iago, othello, venice, shakespearean, jew, merchant, lear, kean, macbeth, monologue, drury, shakespeare, tempest, flesh, pound, roth, antonio, jessica, venetian, hamlet, revenge, belmont, villain, mercy, playwright, booth, ellen, jewish, adaptation, staged, christianity, bond, theatre, jews, terry, zero, wrong, desire, bound, portrayed, broadway, character, acted, critic, loan, lane, nick, christian, richard, speech, actor, play, roles, theater, production, iii, audience, money, actors, scene, productions, acting, role, principal, says, characters, sir.

Words that rhyme with shylock:
stock, block, rock, talk, lock, clock, walk, cock, shock, hawk, mock, dock, flock, stalk, balk, ad hoc, hoc, hock, knock, chalk, bloc, toque, sock, doc, deadlock, hemlock, livestock, gawk, peacock, bedrock, chock, roc, smock, bach, jock, squawk, mach, crock, iraq, wok, interlock, baulk, brock, caulk, catwalk, ad-hoc, frock, poppycock, mohawk, gridlock, crosstalk, tock, roadblock, nock, wedlock, unlock, sidewalk, loch, matlock, shamrock, crosswalk, schlock, tomahawk, calk, glock, bok, aftershock, jaywalk, locke, medoc, nighthawk, antioch, havelock, jacques, bock, bokeh, lok, padlock, woodcock, manioc, croc, pock, boardwalk, oarlock, feedstock, airlock, floc, gamecock, small talk, goshawk, hollyhock, laughingstock, spock, och, falk, sherlock, salk, hancock, bangkok, bloch.

Adjectives that are often used to describe shylock:
old, good, new, poor, modern, veritable, sympathetic, regular, comic, bad, rational, young, broken, pitiable, true, tragic, female, real, traditional, original, dignified, petticoated, professional, sordid, bearded, compare, international, cruel, passionate, servile, vengeful, perfect, greedy, bloodthirsty, civilized, greatest, almighty, equivocal, worst, villainous, anti, literary, celebrated, eternal, miserly, alien, famous, revengeful, immortal, upright, unreal, exciting, cunning, precise, relentless, grubbing, avaricious, ideal, wrong, eyed, austere, burlesque, unfettered.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective shylock:
nay, demands.

Consonant match to shylock:
shellac, sherlock, shellack, shilluk, schallock, shall lick, shall lock, shawl like, she like, show lack, show like.

Words that sound like shylock:
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