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HUTZPAH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hutzpah mean?
• HUTZPAH (noun)
The noun HUTZPAH has 1 sense:
1. (Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity
Familiarity information: HUTZPAH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("hutzpah" is a kind of...):
cheekiness; crust; freshness; gall; impertinence; impudence; insolence (the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties)
Domain category:
Yiddish (a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script)
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