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vig^¹

/vɪɡ/

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Where it comes from

Clipping of vigorish, from Yiddish וויגריש (vigrish), from Russian вы́игрыш (výigryš, “winnings”).

noun vigs

countable, slang, uncountable Synonym of vigorish (“charge taken on bets”). The house sets vigs on any game they allow you to bet on. It is your responsibility to play only those games where the vig is not prohibitive. Let's take one more look at how vigorish works for the house.
Similar: vigorish
US, countable, slang, uncountable Synonym of vigorish (“interest from a loan, as from a loan shark”). 1973, Martin Scorsese, Mardik Martin (screenplay), Mean Streets, quoted in 2009, Ellis Cashmore, Martin Scorsese's America, page 118, “You charged a guy from the neighborhood $1800 vig?” he asks incredulously (“vig” is short for vigorish, meaning a rate of interest from a loan from an illegal moneyl
Similar: vigorish
countable, uncountable Synonym of vigorish (“commission, finder's fee, or similar extra charge”). “Charlie, sign here, here and here.” “So, you're giving me all your money.” “Charlie, for the 500th time, I'm not giving it to you. It's not yours. I'm just setting up a temporary account in your name. What my wife can't find, she can't get.” “Right. That's-- This is good. This is shady, Frank. I li
Similar: vigorish

Vig^²

proper noun Vigs

A surname.

VIG^³

noun VIGs

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of voter information guide Elections officials aim to send out the VIGs before voters get their ballots. By law, all elections officials must mail the VIG no sooner than 40 days or later than 21 days before an election, or no later than 10 days if the voter was registered later on in the process. Elec. Code §§ 9094, 13303.

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@misc{vig_2026,
  title = {vig},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vig},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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