CHUTZPAH


Meaning of CHUTZPAH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also chutz·pa or hutz·pah or hutz·pa ˈhu̇t-spə, ˈḵu̇t-, -(ˌ)spä

Etymology: Yiddish khutspe, from Late Hebrew ḥuṣpāh

Date: 1883

: supreme self-confidence : nerve , gall

Synonyms: see temerity

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