chutzpah
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Yiddish, from Aramaic ḥu ṣpā
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noun
Antonymsaudacitycheekgutsnerveboldnessgall
noun
Definitionhumilitymeeknessmodesty
nouninformal shameless audacity; impudence
nounYou may not like him, but you sure have to admire his chutzpah.
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