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    chutzpah
    /ˈhʊtspə/

    noun

    • 1. extreme self-confidence or audacity: informal "love him or hate him, you have to admire Cohen's chutzpah"

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ChutzpahChutzpah - Wikipedia

    Chutzpah (Yiddish: חוצפה - / ˈ x ʊ t s p ə, ˈ h ʊ t-/) is the quality of audacity, for good or for bad. A close English equivalent is sometimes hubris. The word chutzpah derives from the Hebrew word ḥuṣpāh (חֻצְפָּה), meaning "insolence", "cheek" or "audacity".

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCHUTZPAH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    CHUTZPAH definition: 1. unusual and shocking behaviour, involving taking risks but not feeling guilty 2. unusual and…. Learn more.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › chutzpaChutzpah Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of CHUTZPAH is supreme self-confidence : nerve, gall. How to use chutzpah in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Chutzpah.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › chutzpahChutzpah - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If you have chutzpah, you say what you think without worrying about hurting someone's feelings, looking silly, or getting in trouble. A display of chutzpah is meant to make a statement, like the chutzpah of the girl who shaves her head in protest of impossible beauty standards.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCHUTZPAH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    CHUTZPAH meaning: 1. unusual and shocking behaviour, involving taking risks but not feeling guilty 2. unusual and…. Learn more.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCHUTZPAH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you say that someone has chutzpah, you mean that you admire the fact that they are not afraid or embarrassed to do or say things that shock, surprise, or annoy other people. [ approval ] Einstein had the chutzpah to discard common sense and long-established theory.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › chutzpaChutzpah Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    (slang) Nearly arrogant courage; utter audacity, effrontery or impudence; supreme self-confidence; exaggerated self-opinion; Wiktionary. Synonyms: hutzpah. chutzpa. nerve. gall. audacity. uppityness. presumptuousness. pertness. overconfidence. nerviness. insolence. incivility. impudency. impudence. cheekiness. Origin of Chutzpah.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishchutzpah noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of chutzpah noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › chutzpahChutzpah - definition of chutzpah by The Free Dictionary

    Define chutzpah. chutzpah synonyms, chutzpah pronunciation, chutzpah translation, English dictionary definition of chutzpah. also hutz·pah n. Utter nerve; effrontery: "has the chutzpah to claim a lock on God and morality" .

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordCHUTZPAH - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    Definitions of 'chutzpah' If you say that someone has chutzpah, you mean that you admire the fact that they are not afraid or embarrassed to do or say things that shock, surprise, or annoy other people. [approval] [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'chutzpah' British English: hʊtspə American English: hʊtspə. More. Collocations with 'chutzpah'