gazunder

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ɡəˈzʌn.də/    /ɡəˈzʌn.dɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A chamber pot. UK
    — 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 […].
动词 v.
  1. To reduce the offer price of a property after agreeing to a higher one (normally just before contracts are exchanged) UK,colloquial

词形变化

gazunders present,singular,third-person gazundering participle,present gazundered participle,past gazundered past gazunders plural guzunder alternative

词源

词源 1
Blend of gazump + under.
词源 2
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).
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