CHUTZPAH


Meaning of CHUTZPAH in English

/ ˈxʊtspə; NAmE ; ˈhʊ-/ noun

[ U ] (often approving ) behaviour, or a person's attitude, that is rude or shocking but so confident that people may feel forced to admire it

SYN nerve

••

WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: Yiddish , from Aramaic ḥu ṣpā .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.