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noun
- 1. extreme self-confidence or audacity: informal "love him or hate him, you have to admire Cohen's chutzpah"
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Quality of audacity, of Yiddish origin into English
Chutzpah ( -) is the quality of audacity, for good or for bad. A close English equivalent is sometimes hubris. The word chutzpah derives from the Hebrew word , meaning "insolence", "cheek" or "audacity". Thus, the original Yiddish word has a strongly negative connotation, but the form which entered English as a Yiddishism in American English has taken on a broader meaning, having been popularized ... Wikipedia