Main Entry: chutz·pah

Variant(s): also chutz·pa or hutz·pah or hutz·pa \ˈhu̇t-spə, ˈḵu̇t-, -(ˌ)spä\

Function: noun

Etymology: Yiddish khutspe, from Late Hebrew ḥuṣpāh

Date: 1883

: supreme self-confidence : nerve, gall

synonyms see temerity