Hutzpah

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  chutzpa \chutzpa\, chutzpah \chutzpah\n. [Yiddish khutzpa.]
     aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; gall; as, he
     had the chutzpah to question my decision. [Also spelled
     {hutzpa}, and {hutzpah}.]
  
     Syn: audacity, audaciousness.


          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hutzpah
       n : (Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity [syn: {chutzpa},
            {chutzpah}]