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"gumption" Definition

  1. or RUMGUMPTION, comprehension, capacity. From GAUM, to comprehend; “I canna gauge it, and I canna GAUM it,” as a Yorkshire exciseman said of a hedgehog.

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Position in the dictionary: 1555 of 4022 slang words.
Next words in the dictionary: gun, gunner’s daughter, gup, gurrawaun, gusher, gut scraper, gutter blood, gutter lane, guttle, guy
Previous words in the dictionary: gummy, gulpin, gullyfluff, gully rakers, gull, gulfed, guinea to a goose, guinea pigs, guardevine, gruel

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