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shark noun- an unscrupulous businessman or lawyer given to unethical practice and exploitation UK, 1713
Derives from the voracious appetites and predatory behaviour of the fish. - We need a total shark for a manager[.] — Stewart Home, Sex Kick [britpulp], p. 216, 1999
- a loan shark US
- And then I’d either blow the winnings in a week or go to the sharks to pay back the bookies. — Goodfellas, 1990
- a swindler UK, 1599
The variant “sharkie” also exists. - One sharkie put up a huge canvas tent and had some little dolly singing inside. — Jamie Mandelkau quoting Ken Kesey, Buttons, p. 147, 1971
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