sharking
Preying on others
Sharking refers to predatory or aggressive behavior, typically in pursuit of money, victims, or advantage.
The word derives from the reputation of sharks as relentless hunters.
In one specific sense, sharking is a form of public harassment where someone yanks down a stranger's pants or skirt, filmed for humiliation content: The sharking videos originated in Japan.
To go sharking can also mean prowling for sexual partners or business opportunities.
Extortionate money lending
- debtMoney owed another
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
- extortionObtaining through threats
- collectionGathered set of items
intimidation · enforcement · moneylender · underground · illegal lending · vig · juice · repayment
Hearth implement for coals
- bluffCalculated false front
- cheatAct dishonestly to win
- gamblerOne who bets
- hustlerAggressive, unscrupulous earner
pool hall · billiards · con artist · card sharp · sleight of hand · stakes · mark · sucker
Pursuing wild game
- stalkingStealthy, persistent pursuit
- lurkingConcealed and watchful
- circlingMoving around a center
- prowlingMoving stealthily while hunting
opportunistic · aggressive · ruthless · calculating · ambush · prey · victim · target
Large predatory marine fish
- hammerheadShark with splayed head
- finsSwimming appendages
- gillsAquatic respiratory organs
- apex predatorUnpreyed-upon dominant hunter
mako · cartilaginous · teeth · jaws · dorsal fin · ocean · deep sea · feeding frenzy
usury
Extortionate money lending
collection · intimidation · enforcement · moneylender · underground · illegal lending · vig · juice · repayment · threat
poker
Hearth implement for coals
hustler · pool hall · billiards · con artist · card sharp · sleight of hand · stakes · mark · sucker · table
hunting
Pursuing wild game
prowling · opportunistic · aggressive · ruthless · calculating · ambush · prey · victim · target · exploit
great white
Large predatory marine fish
- hammerheadShark with splayed head
- finsSwimming appendages
- gillsAquatic respiratory organs
apex predator · mako · cartilaginous · teeth · jaws · dorsal fin · ocean · deep sea · feeding frenzy · circling
sharkinggenerosity
Readiness to give freely
altruism · philanthropy · charity · giving · benevolence
- loan sharkingIllegal lending at excessive interest
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