Chutzpa (Noun)
Meaning
(Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- He had the chutzpa to ask for a raise after being late to work every day for a month.
- The politician's chutzpa was on full display as she denied any wrongdoing despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
- It takes a lot of chutzpa to walk into a meeting and claim credit for someone else's idea.
- The company's decision to raise prices again showed incredible chutzpa, given the current economic climate.
- The teenager's chutzpa was evident as she argued with her parents about her curfew, claiming she was being unfairly restricted.