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Where does “gazump” come from?

gazump (English) comes from Yiddish גזלן, from Hebrew גַּזְלָן.

gazump (English): To swindle; to extort; To raise the selling price...

Definitions

  1. To swindle; to extort; To raise the selling price...

Ancestry of “gazump”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגזלןthief
2Hebrewגַּזְלָן—

Words derived from “gazump”

  • gazumper
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