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chutzpa

chutzpa \chutzpa\, chutzpah \chutzpah\n. [Yiddish khutzpa.] aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; gall; as, he had the chutzpah to question my decision. [Also spelled hutzpa, and hutzpah.]

Syn: audacity, audaciousness.

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chutzpa

n. (alternative spelling of chutzpah English)

WordNet
chutzpa

n. (Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity [syn: chutzpah, hutzpah]

Usage examples of "chutzpa".

Scott Fitzgerald to Joe Kennedy, such Irishmen had brought blarney and enchantment to stir into the schmaltz and the chutzpa that Hollywood already had in abundance.

Yet, with remarkable chutzpa, the mad scientists of Chicago declared success.

The price of an encore, she then announced with characteristic chutzpa, would be a further contribution to the cause.

She has some serious chutzpa, spunk, fortitude, and a whole lot of other stuff.