Hutzpah
[hoo t-spuh, khoo t-] /ˈhʊt spə, ˈxʊt-/
noun, Slang.
1.
unmitigated effrontery or impudence; gall.
2.
audacity; nerve.
/ˈxʊtspə/
noun
1.
a variant spelling of chutzpah
Related Terms
chutzpa
adjective
Bright andenergetic; vivacious: a nice, wholesome, chirpy, reasonably intelligent woman (1830s+)
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