Chutzpah (Noun)
Meaning
(Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- He had the chutzpah to ask for a raise after being late to work every day for a month.
- The politician's decision to run for re-election despite being embroiled in a corruption scandal showed incredible chutzpah.
- It takes a lot of chutzpah to steal a car and then sue the owner for damages when you crash it.
- The thief had the chutzpah to return to the store where he had been caught shoplifting and try to negotiate for a job.
- After skipping out on the rent for months, the tenant had the chutzpah to demand a full refund of his security deposit.