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vigorish U.S. slang.|ˈvɪgərɪʃ|
Also viggerish, etc.
[prob. f. Yiddish, ad. Russ. vȳigrȳsh gain, winnings.]
The percentage deducted by the organizers of a game from the winnings of a gambler. Also, the rate of interest upon a usurious loan. Also transf. and fig.
1912A. H. Lewis Apaches of N. York 51 Stuss licks up..a round full fifth of all the East side earns, and to viggresh should be given the black glory thereof. 1943N.Y. Times Mag. 31 Oct. 2/4, I have heard the word ‘viggerish’ used for the cut the house takes in dice games. 1959R. Condon Manchurian Candidate xv. 201 Eugénie Rose Cheyney..loved Marco. That fact gave Marco a large edge, tantamount to wiping out the house percentage in banker's craps. No matter what the action, that is a lot of vigorish to have going for anybody. 1959L. Katcher Big Bankroll iv. 51 Today,..with pari-mutuel betting..the various states, the race tracks, the local communities, all scoop their percentage off the top of each bet. The state practices a new, and highly profitable, type of ‘vigorish’. 1964‘E. McBain’ Ax vi. 119 ‘Was he taking a house vigorish?’ ‘Nope.’ ‘What do you mean? He wasn't taking a cut?.. Then why'd he risk having the game in his basement?’ 1966‘E. V. Cunningham’ Helen viii. 98 Being a widower who lived alone in the Cattleman's Club, he also bore a reputation for having no use for the vigorish. He was honest when he wanted to be honest, and he was afraid of no one. 1968National Observer (U.S.) 12 Feb., Mr. and Mrs. K were paying interest rates—called ‘vigorish’ in the loan-shark business—of 25 per cent a week. 1978Film Rev. 1978–9 13/1 The companies are not in any way stealing from the picture-makers. They have to have built-in vigorishes—or else they'd go broke. Who pays for the 21 million dollars lost on The Sorcerer? The Studio! |