vigs

Noun

vig (countable and uncountable, plural vigs)

1. (slang) Synonym of vigorish (“charge taken on bets”).
   • The house sets vigs on any game they allow you to bet on. It is your responsibility to play only those games where the vig is not prohibitive. Let's take one more look at how vigorish works for the house.1984, John Patrick, Craps, →ISBN, page 11

   Synonyms:

   vigorish

2. (US, slang, crime) Synonym of vigorish (“interest from a loan, as from a loan shark”).
   • “You charged a guy from the neighborhood $1800 vig?” he asks incredulously (“vig” is short for vigorish, meaning a rate of interest from a loan from an illegal moneylender).1973, Martin Scorsese, Mardik Martin (screenplay), Mean Streets, quoted in 2009, Ellis Cashmore, Martin Scorsese's America, page 118

   Synonyms:

   vigorish

3. Synonym of vigorish (“commission, finder's fee, or similar extra charge”).
   • “Charlie, sign here, here and here.” “So, you're giving me all your money.” “Charlie, for the 500th time, I'm not giving it to you. It's not yours. I'm just setting up a temporary account in your name. What my wife can't find, she can't get.” “Right. That's-- This is good. This is shady, Frank. I...2006 July 6, Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney, “Dennis and Dee Go on Welfare” (5:41 from the start), in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, season 2, episode 3, spoken by Charlie Kelly...

   Synonyms:

   vigorish

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