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chutzpah

chutz·pa
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hoo t-spuh, khoo t-]
    • /ˈhʊt spə, ˈxʊt-/
    • /ˈhʊt.spə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hoo t-spuh, khoo t-]
    • /ˈhʊt spə, ˈxʊt-/

Definitions of chutzpah word

  • uncountable noun 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. 3
  • noun chutzpah shameless audacity; impudence 3
  • noun chutzpah shameless audacity; impudence; brass 3
  • noun chutzpah unmitigated effrontery or impudence; gall. 1
  • noun chutzpah audacity; nerve. 1
  • noun chutzpah Shameless audacity; impudence. 1

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Origin of chutzpah

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
1890-95; < Yiddish khutspa < Aramaic ḥūṣpā

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Parts of speech for Chutzpah

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

chutzpah popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for chutzpah

noun chutzpah

  • gall — (Pizi) 1840?–94, leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux: a major chief in the battle of Little Bighorn.
  • audacity — Audacity is audacious behaviour.
  • boldness — not hesitating or fearful in the face of actual or possible danger or rebuff; courageous and daring: a bold hero.
  • arrogance — the quality or state of being arrogant; overbearing pride or self-importance
  • spine — the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.

Antonyms for chutzpah

noun chutzpah

  • modesty — the quality of being modest; freedom from vanity, boastfulness, etc.
  • humility — the quality or condition of being humble; modest opinion or estimate of one's own importance, rank, etc.
  • meekness — humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others.

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