Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gazunder

/ɡəˈzʌn.dɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gazun-der
IPA
/ɡəˈzʌn.dɚ/
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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.

British usage; Colloquial

noun

A chamber pot.

British usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

Blend of gazump + under.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɡəˈzʌn.dɚ/
  • British English: /ɡəˈzʌn.də/

Usage

Inflected Forms

gazunders (present, singular) gazundering (participle, present) gazundered (participle, past) gazundered (past) gazunders (plural) guzunder (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

gazang gazump

Rhymes With

under land under wonder nine-day wonder nine days' wonder thunder blunder plunder asunder funder sunder dunder

Questions

How do you pronounce gazunder?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡəˈzʌn.dɚ/.
What does gazunder mean?
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.
Where does gazunder come from?
Blend of gazump + under.

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