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  • Tinaundefined Offline
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    Shylock was a character in one of Shakespears plays (The Merchant of Venice). He was a Jewish usurer, so saying that a person is a Shylock means hes a loan shark.

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

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

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          It officially means loan shark, but in reality, it should mean, victim, victim that reacts and gets punished because Jews arent supposed to fight back! Like Shylock himself!

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            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.

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              jewish mystic, or gypsy

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                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.

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