chutzpa

chutz·pa

[khoot-spuh, hoot-]
noun Slang.
1.
unmitigated effrontery or impudence; gall.
2.
audacity; nerve.
Also, chutz·pah, hutzpa, hutzpah.


Origin:
1890–95; < Yiddish khutspa < Aramaic ḥūṣpā

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chutzpa

noun
(Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity 
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Chutzpa is always a great word to know.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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