chutzpah

== English == === Alternative forms === hutzpah, khutzpah, khutspah, chutspa, chutspah, chutzpa, khutspe === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxʊts.pə/, [ˈχʊts.pə], [ˈhʊts.pə] === Noun === chutzpah (usually uncountable, plural chutzpahs) (informal) Nearly arrogant courage; utter audacity, effrontery or impudence; supreme self-confidence; exaggerated self-opinion. Synonyms: balls, cheek, gall, nerve, boldness, audacity, insolence ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== cheek (noun), cheekiness (noun), cheeky (adjective), immortal rind (noun) === References === “chutzpah”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN. “chutzpah”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. "chutzpah" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003. === Further reading === chutzpah on Wikipedia.Wikipedia