chutzpah
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chutzpah
- /ˈxʊts.pə/
- [ˈχʊts.pə]
- [ˈhʊts.pə]
Where it comes from
Originated c. 1890–95 from Yiddish חוצפּה (khutspe), which was either borrowed via Medieval Hebrew or directly came from Aramaic חוּצְפָּא (ḥuṣpā, “audacity, boldness”), derived from חֲצַף (ḥăṣap̄, “to be impudent, arrogant”).
noun chutzpahs · hutzpah · khutzpah · khutspah · chutspa · chutspah
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Nearly arrogant courage; utter audacity, effrontery or impudence; supreme self-confidence; exaggerated self-opinion.
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.
Similar: balls, cheek, gall, nerve, boldness, audacity, insolence
Translations
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noun nearly arrogant courage
| Español | desfachatez |
|---|---|
| Português | atrevimento, lata, topete |
| Français | audace, culot, toupet |
| Deutsch | Chuzpe |
| Italiano | sfacciataggine |
| Ελληνικά | μαγκιά magkiá |
| Română | țâfnă, tupeu |
| Русский | ху́цпа xúcpa, на́глость náglostʹ, наха́льство naxálʹstvo, ха́мство xámstvo, де́рзость dérzostʹ |
| עברית | חוצפה khutspá |
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