Chutzpah Definition
hyo͝otspə, KHyo͝otspə; hyo͝otspä, KHyo͝otspä
noun
Utter nerve; effrontery.
American Heritage
Shameless audacity; impudence; brass.
Webster's New World
(slang) Nearly arrogant courage; utter audacity, effrontery or impudence; supreme self-confidence; exaggerated self-opinion;
Wiktionary
Origin of Chutzpah
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Originated 1890–95 from Yiddish חוצפּה (khutspe), from Mishnaic Hebrew חֻצְפָּה (khutspá), from חָצַף (khátsaf, “to be insolent”). Ultimately from Aramaic חוצפא (ḥuṣpāʾ), חֲצַף (ḥaṣap, “to be insolent”).
From Wiktionary
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Yiddish khutspe from Mishnaic Hebrew ḥuṭpâ from ḥāṭap to be insolent ḥṭp in Semitic roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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