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gazunder¹

  • /ɡəˈzʌn.də/ UK
  • /ɡəˈzʌn.dɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ʌndə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Blend of gazump + under.

verb gazunders · gazundering · gazundered

  1. UK, colloquial To swindle by making an offer on a property under the false pretense of good faith but then reducing the offer (normally just before contracts are exchanged), knowing that the threat of collapsing the property chain is likely to force the seller into accepting the amount of loss that they were cheated out of.

gazunder²

  • /ɡəˈzʌn.də/ UK
  • /ɡəˈzʌn.dɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ʌndə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Because it "goes under" the bed. Correct - particularly colloquial in north of England - refers to pot for night soil which was kept under the bed, as toilets were outside (or even down the street).

noun gazunders · guzunder

  1. UK A chamber pot. While Frank and Walt and Lou and Tommy had looked on, their mam had filled the guzunder up to its rim with a grotesque and undiscriminating mix of spirits […].

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"gazunder." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gazunder. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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gazunder. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gazunder

Chicago

"gazunder." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gazunder.

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@misc{gazunder_2026,
  title = {gazunder},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gazunder},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}