noun
definition
Nearly arrogant courage; utter audacity, effrontery or impudence; supreme self-confidence; exaggerated self-opinion.
Examples of chutzpah in a Sentence
How could Guy Ritchie, who showed such chutzpah in his first couple of films, have become such a muddled, pretentious bore?
I have to admire the chutzpah he has in doing this.
Equating Vietnam with the war against al Qaeda takes remarkable chutzpah, but the Republicans have it in spades.
Joe'l grew up a tough girl from Jersey, but her chutzpah comes in handy when dealing with bridezillas.
What deserves a special mention, tho, is the sheer chutzpah of the whole thing.
The high technology entrepreneurs also seem to have a certain chutzpah that enables them to take risks and ride the hard times relatively unscathed.
Even our old friend George III did not have the chutzpah to pull that.