chutzpah

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Originated 1890–95 from Yiddish חוצפּה (khutspe), from Mishnaic Hebrew חֻצְפָּה (ḥuṣpâ), from חֲצַף (ḥāṣap), to be insolent).

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Singular
chutzpah

Plural
uncountable

chutzpah (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Nearly arrogant courage; utter audacity, effrontery or impudence; supreme self-confidence
    • 22/01/2007, The Times, Modern Manners
      If the service is rotten and the meal a disaster, we should withhold a tip and explain why we are doing so. Few of us have the chutzpah to do this.

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  • chutzpah” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
  • chutzpah” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
  • chutzpah” in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.