Definition of "chutzpa" []

• Alternative spelling of chutzpah. (noun)

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• "And I suggested -- whatever the Anglo-Saxon equivalent of "chutzpa" is, Light-Horse Harry possessed it in great abundance because it takes a great man of gall to write a letter recommending someone to be a federal judge from a jail, although he just simply dated it Spotsylvania Courthouse."
• "We enjoyed the days when Israelis and their leaders had the kind of chutzpa no one had; they were feisty and stood their ground to preserve each square millimeter of their land."
• "What we've got here is an example of "chutzpa" which rises above the ordinary."