variants
or less commonly chutzpa
or hutzpah
or hutzpa
Synonyms
Examples of chutzpah in a Sentence
had the chutzpah to demand that he be treated as a special case and be given priority in settling his insurance claim
Recent Examples on the Web
Good morning to Paul Mescal, who went straight from his hotel to Monday’s Gucci men’s show in a rather flimsy pair of bedroom boxers—yet another gem in the crown for the king of thigh chutzpah.
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Raven Smith, Vogue, 18 June 2024
The reference works so well because Susie, with her balance of earnest generosity and straight-talking chutzpah, is a classic archetype of Jewish lore.
—Sarah Nechamkin, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2024
This calls to mind a classic Brooklyn expression: chutzpah.
—Zellnor Myrie, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2024
McCrimmon plays her love scenes with a dizzying blend of horny chutzpah and genuine romantic feeling.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2024
Creativity is a tender thing, no matter how much chutzpah surrounds it.
—Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
Yet few other foreign leaders had the mix of chutzpah and domestic support to risk such an approach.
—Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 19 Feb. 2024
Though the panoply of accents the actors choose could easily fill out a Midwestern grocery store checkout line, there's not a performance here that isn't admirable for its sheer chutzpah.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2023
But occasionally, in a piece of acting predicated on both rigor and flexibility, a performer risks going someplace weird that indicates humanity, personality or just chutzpah.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
Raven Smith, Vogue, 18 June 2024
The reference works so well because Susie, with her balance of earnest generosity and straight-talking chutzpah, is a classic archetype of Jewish lore.
—Sarah Nechamkin, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2024
This calls to mind a classic Brooklyn expression: chutzpah.
—Zellnor Myrie, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2024
McCrimmon plays her love scenes with a dizzying blend of horny chutzpah and genuine romantic feeling.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2024
Creativity is a tender thing, no matter how much chutzpah surrounds it.
—Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
Yet few other foreign leaders had the mix of chutzpah and domestic support to risk such an approach.
—Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 19 Feb. 2024
Though the panoply of accents the actors choose could easily fill out a Midwestern grocery store checkout line, there's not a performance here that isn't admirable for its sheer chutzpah.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2023
But occasionally, in a piece of acting predicated on both rigor and flexibility, a performer risks going someplace weird that indicates humanity, personality or just chutzpah.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
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“Chutzpah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chutzpah. Accessed 27 Jun. 2024.
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chutzpah
noun
chutz·pah
variants
also chutzpa
or hutzpah
or hutzpa
Etymology
Yiddish; of Hebrew origin
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