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Chutzpah
chutzpah
Note: in AM, also use 'chutzpa' If you say that someone has chutzpah, you mean that you admire the fact that they are not afraid or embarrassed to do or say things that shock, surprise, or annoy other people. Einstein had the chutzpah to discard common sense and long-established theory. N-UNCOUNT c darkgreen]approval
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also chutzpa or hutzpah or hutzpa noun Etymology: Yiddish khutspe, from Late Hebrew ?u?pah Date: 1883 supreme self-confidence ; nerve, gall Synonyms: see temerity ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. ам. сл. наглость, нахальство 2. ам. сл. дерзость, смелость Chuvash 1. чуваш; чувашка the Chuvash —- собир. чуваши 2. чувашский язык ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ n slangC too much confidence, which is often considered to be rude; nerve1 (3) (He wouldn't have the chutzpah to deliver that message.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1892, from Yiddish khutspe "impudence, gall" from Heb. hutspah. The classic definition is that given by Leo Rosten: "that quality enshrined in a man who, having killed his mother and father, throws himself on the mercy of the court because he is an orphan." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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