Audacity, nerve, or extreme self-confidence, often used admiringly
Word Origin
Origin Language
Hebrew
Word in Origin Language
חֻצְפָּה
Root Meaning
Insolence, audacity
Current Usage
Yes, "chutzpah" in modern Hebrew and English
Example Usage
It took real chutzpah for him to ask for a raise when he kept showing up late for every appointment.
עס האָט גענומען אמתע חוצפּה פֿאַר אים צו בעטן אַ העכערונג ווען ער איז שטענדיק געקומען שפּעט צו יעדער באַשטימונג.
Es hot genumen emese khutspe far im tsu betn a hekherung ven er iz shtendik gekumen shpet tsu yeder bashtimung.