gazunder

verb, noun — 2 senses

gazunder

verb

UK /ɡəˈzʌn.də/ · US /ɡəˈzʌn.dɚ/

Etymology Blend of gazump + under.

1

UK, Colloquial To reduce the offer price of a property after agreeing to a higher one (normally just before contracts are exchanged)

Related terms
gazang, gazump

gazunder

noun

Etymology 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).

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 […].2016, Alan Moore, Jerusalem, Liveright, published 2016, page 318:

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