Definitions | chutzpah |
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- (slang) Nearly arrogant courage; utter audacity, effrontery or impudence.
Translations: - Dutch: lef(nl)n
- German: Chuzpe(de)f
Etymology: Originated 1890"95 from (Yidd.) khutspe, from Mishnaic (unicode, áuápí) (ÖÖÖÖ), from (unicode, áÄáap) "to be insolent".
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