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Loan shark

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Loan shark definition 1

Woeker lener (Exploitative lender)

"Loan sharks are dangerous (Exploitative lenders are dangerous)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇿🇦 South Africa
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1 community definition
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April 2026

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Loan shark 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Umuntu oboleka imali nenzalo ephezulu (Person who lends money with high interest)

"I-loan shark izongidla (The loan shark will eat me up)"
Loan shark 🇱🇷 Liberia

Illegal lender (Loan shark)

"Avoid loan shark! (Avoid loan sharks!)"

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🌍 "Loan shark" Across Africa

This word is also used in 3 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Loan shark 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Umuntu oboleka imali nenzalo ephezulu (Person who lends money with high interest)
Loan shark 🇱🇷 Liberia

Illegal lender (Loan shark)
Loan shark 🇳🇦 Namibia

Illegal lender (Predatory creditor)

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