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Noun: chutzpa  xhûts-pu or hûts-pu or hûts-paa
Usage: US (elsewhere: chutzpah)
  1. (Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity
    "It took real chutzpa to ask for a raise after being late every day";
    - chutzpah, hutzpah [US]

Derived forms: chutzpas

Type of: cheekiness, crust, freshness, gall, impertinence, impudence, insolence

Encyclopedia: Chutzpa