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Chutzpah

The Yiddish word that means audacity.

Chutzpah is a Yiddish word that means arrogance, impudence, gall or audacity.

Chutzpah is one of many Yiddish words that have been adopted into English and are included in English dictionaries.

Find more Yiddish words here.

Learn the basics of Yiddish grammar here.

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