"Shylock" kalma ce da ke nufin wani hali a cikin wasan kwaikwayon William Shakespeare "The Merchant of Venice." Halin Shylock ɗan kuɗi Bayahude ne wanda ke buƙatar fam na nama daga ɗan kasuwa Antonio a matsayin lamuni. Bayan lokaci, kalmar "Shylock" ta zo ana amfani da ita azaman kalmar wulakanci ga Bayahude ko wanda ake ganin mai hadama ko rashin da'a a cikin mu'amalarsu ta kasuwanci. Duk da haka, yana da mahimmanci a lura cewa yin amfani da kalmar ta wannan hanya ana ɗaukarsa mummunan ne kuma ya kamata a kauce masa.