| 释义 |
▪ I. vig
southern dial. var. fig n. and v.1
▪ II. vig, n. U.S. slang.
Brit. |vɪg|, U.S. |vɪg|
[Shortened ‹vigorish n.]
= vigorish n.
1968N.Y. Times 6 June 41 Earlier, Marcus said he did receive two $100 bills given to him by Mr. Motto... ‘But that was for ‘vig’ on a loan we got from Motto, and Corallo had told Motto to pay the ‘vig’ back.’ ‘Vig’ is short for the hoodlum term ‘vigerish’, which usually means the usurious interest on a loan. 1976R. B. Parker Promised Land (1977) iii. 14 Hawk..spilled out how much you owed and how far behind you were on the vig and when you had to pay it by. 1986S. Churcher N.Y. Confidential xii. 280 You won't be able to keep up the vig. 1998Esquire Apr. 138/2 While the vig is roughly analogous to trading commissions, even the most active traders don't pay 4.54 percent on their buys or hold them for only one night. |