chutzpah
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spə, ˈhʊt- noun Slang.
1.
unmitigated effrontery or impudence; gall.
2.
audacity; nerve.
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| —n | |
| informal shameless audacity; impudence | |
| [C20: from Yiddish] | |
| hutzpah or hutzpah | |
| —n | |
| [C20: from Yiddish] | |
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Chutzpah
is always a great word to know.
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Word Origin & History
chutzpah
1892, from Yiddish khutspe "impudence, gall" from Heb. hutspah. The classic definition is that given by Leo Rosten: "that quality enshrined in a man who, having killed his mother and father, throws himself on the mercy of the court because he is an orphan."
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chutzpah [(khoot-spuh, hoot-spuh)]Yiddish term for courage bordering on arrogance, roughly equivalent to “nerve” (in the slang sense): “It took a lot of chutzpah to make such a controversial statement.”
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Example sentences
Even text that is bold, italicized, and underlined all at once doesn't begin to approach the in-your-face chutzpah of all caps.
Working for yourself requires entrepreneurial spirit and chutzpah.
Though the long jump remains her weakest event, her chances of making good on her chutzpah appear to be improving.
It takes a certain chutzpah for an operatic and concert performer to take art songs into a cabaret setting.
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