gazump
ga·zump/ɡəˈzʌmp/verb, noun
gazump is spelled G-A-Z-U-M-P: 6 letters and 2 syllables (ga·zump). It appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, gazump means “To swindle; to extort” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gazump?
| Letters | 6: G-A-Z-U-M-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ga·zump |
| In writing | about once in every 46 million words; the 209,386th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is gazump?
Gazump appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce gazump?
- UK /ɡəˈzʌmp/
- US /ɡəˈzʌmp/
Gazump has 2 syllables, split ga·zump in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: EN-AU_ck1_gazump.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with gazump?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as gazump from its last stressed vowel (/ʌmp/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of gazump
- gazumps present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- gazumping participle, present
- gazumped participle, past
- gazoomph
- gazumph
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gazump mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
UKTo swindle; to extort.
- 2
AustraliaUKTo raise the selling price of something (especially property) after previously agreeing to a lower one.
- 3
AustraliaUKTo buy a property by bidding more than the price of an existing, accepted offer.
- 4
AustraliaUKTo trump or preempt; to reap the benefit underhandedly from a situation that someone else has worked to create.
noun
- 1
AustraliaUKThe act of gazumping.
- 2
USdatedslangAn automobile.
- 3
A politician who takes bribes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gazump come from?
Possibly from Yiddish גזלן (gazlen, “thief, bandit”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).