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chutzpa

Meaning: Attitude, or disrespect.
A Yidish word, though has become quite popular, for instance, in New York.

Adjective is chutzpadik.

John: I just smacked my teacher.
Mary: That took a lot of chutzpa.

John: I just smacked my teacher.
Mary: Thats very chutzpadik.

by Joshua S. January 18, 2004

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chutzpa

social courage and hustle; determination

as seen in Oprah's Chutzpa Awards...someone with extreme amounts of courage, pizazz, determination, creativity, etc.

by Mia March 7, 2005

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chutzpa

gumption

by Anonymous September 24, 2003

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