loan shark
This page is about the slang term loan shark
Meaning
an unauthorised moneylender who charges very high interest rates
For example
- It's usually poor people who have to borrow from loan sharks because banks won't give them loans.
- Pierre had to go to hospital after he was beaten up because he didn't pay money back to a loan shark in time.
See Slang of the Day today
Contributor: Matt Errey