noun · uncountable · rare

chutzpah

нерв

нерв, выдержка, мужество

Nerv, Ausdauer, Mut

Nearly arrogant courageNearly arrogant courage; utter audacity, effrontery or impudence; supreme self-confidence; exaggerated self-opinion.

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/ˈxʊts.pə/

» Your chutzpah never ceases to astonish me.

Meaning

1 senses

(informal, uncountable, usually)Nearly arrogant courage; utter audacity, effrontery or impudence; supreme self-confidence; exaggerated self-opinion.
Chuzpe
ху́цпаxúcpa, на́глостьnáglostʹ, наха́льствоnaxálʹstvo
ху́цпаxúcpa

More definitions

(Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity

Examples

4 sentences

Your chutzpah never ceases to astonish me.
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That son of yours has chutzpah, I tell ya!
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Applying for a job in computer tech support without ever having operated a computer might very well be an example of chutzpah.
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I don't know whether I've got the chutzpah to try it.
ruНе знаю, хватит ли у меня нахальства на такую попытку.
deIch weiß nicht, ob ich die Chuzpe habe, das zu versuchen.
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Translations

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Origin

Originated c. 1890–95 from Yiddish חוצפּה (khutspe), which was either borrowed via Medieva

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”).

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