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hutzpah

hutzpah is the alternative form of chutzpah.

Meaning of chutzpah

Noun

chutzpah (usually uncountable, plural chutzpahs)

  1. (informal, usually) Nearly arrogant courage; utter audacity, effrontery or impudence; supreme self-confidence; exaggerated self-opinion.
    • If the service is rotten and the meal a disaster, we should withhold a tip and explain why we are doing so. Few of us have the chutzpah to do this.2007 January 22, Philip Howard, “Modern Manners”, in The Times

Questions about hutzpah

What is hutzpah the alternative form of?
Hutzpah is the alternative form of chutzpah.

Words near hutzpah in the dictionary

  1. Hutzel
  2. Hutzels
  3. Hutzler
  4. Hutzlers
  5. hutzpa
  6. hutzpah
  7. Hutzul
  8. Hutzuls
  9. Huu
  10. huushuur
  11. huuuge

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