chutzpa

Thân thiện

The new employee had the chutzpa to ask for a promotion on his first day.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity: Extreme and often shocking boldness or nerve, especially when displayed in a way that disregards social norms or expectations. This term originates from Yiddish and carries a strong connotation of behavior that is both brazen and shameless.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • It took real chutzpa to ask for a promotion after only one week on the job.
  • She had the chutzpa to criticize the chef's cooking while dining as his guest.

Advanced Usage

• The term often implies admiration for the sheer nerve involved, even when the action itself is disapproved of. It can describe a quality that is simultaneously offensive and impressive.
  • You have to admire his chutzpa for submitting his own novel as the required reading for the class he was teaching.

Variants and Related Words

• Chutzpah: The most common alternate spelling in English.
• Hutzpah: A less common variant spelling.

Synonyms

• Audacity: Boldness or daring, especially with confident disregard for personal risk or conventional thought.
• Temerity: Excessive confidence or boldness; audacity.
• Gall: Impudent boldness; nerve.
• Boldness: The quality of being willing to take risks; confidence and courage.

Idioms and Related Phrases

• To have chutzpa: To possess an extraordinary amount of nerve or audacity.
  • You've got to have chutzpa to start a business with no experience and no money.

Học thuật

Noun

1. (Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity

Từ đồng nghĩa

• chutzpah
• hutzpah