noun
- extreme self-confidence or audacity; nerve
Usage: from Yiddish
Examples
- It takes real chutzpah to ask for a raise after being late every day.
- She had the chutzpah to criticize the chef’s cooking at his own restaurant.
- His chutzpah in challenging the established rules impressed everyone.
- The young entrepreneur’s chutzpah helped her secure funding from investors.
- I admired her chutzpah in standing up to the bullies.
- It was pure chutzpah to show up uninvited to the exclusive party.