chutzpah

Meaning

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

Synonyms

hutzpah

chutzpa

brazenness

cheek

impudence

insolence

Translations

Chuzpe

audace

audácia

culot

küstahlık

audacia

sfacciataggine

audacia

gotspe

cinisme

temeritat

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈxʊts.pɑ/

Etymology

Originated 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”).