- chutz|pah
- chutz|pah or chutz|pa «khUTS puh», noun.╂[< Yiddish khutspe]
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chutz·pah — /ˈhʊtspə/ noun [noncount] approving : personal confidence or courage that allows someone to do or say things that may seem shocking to others It took a lot of chutzpah [=nerve] to stand up to him the way she did … Useful english dictionary
chutz — chutz·pah; chutz·pa; … English syllables
chutz|pa — chutz|pah or chutz|pa «khUTS puh», noun. Slang. effrontery; impudence; gall. Also, hutzpah, hutzpa. ╂[< Yiddish khutspe] … Useful english dictionary
pah — hup·pah; miz·pah; oom·pah; pah·mi; un·com·pah·gre; chutz·pah; pah; pah·la·vi; cap·pah; co·co·pah; yam·pah; … English syllables
chutzpah — chutz·pah … English syllables
chutzpa — chutz•pa or chutz•pah [[t]ˈxʊt spə, ˈhʊt [/t]] n. Slang. 1) sts unmitigated effrontery or impudence; gall 2) sts audacity; nerve • Etymology: 1890–95; < Yiddish khutspe < Heb ḥūṣpā … From formal English to slang
chutzpah — chutz|pah [ˈhutspə] n [U] informal [Date: 1800 1900; : Yiddish; Origin: Late Hebrew huspah] a lot of confidence and courage to do something, especially something that might involve being impolite to someone in authority used to show approval =… … Dictionary of contemporary English
chutzpah — chutz|pah [ hutspə, xutspə ] noun uncount INFORMAL strong confidence in yourself so that you can say or do rude or shocking things without becoming ashamed or embarrassed. This word usually shows that you admire this quality in a person … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
chutzpah — or chutzpa [hoots′pə, khoots′pə; hoots′pä, khoots′pä] n. 〚Yiddish < Heb〛 Informal shameless audacity; impudence; brass * * * chutz·pah also hutz·pah (KHo͝otʹspə, ho͝otʹ ) n. Utter nerve; effrontery: “has the chutzpah to claim a lock on God and… … Universalium
