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chutzpah
English
Alternative forms
- khutzpah, khutspah, chutspah, chutzpa, khutspe
Etymology
Originated 1890–95 from Yiddish ??????? (khutspe), from Mishnaic Hebrew ?????????? (?ô??pâ) (Sotah 9:15 in MSS Kaufmann A50), from ?????? (???ap, “to be insolent”). Ultimately from Aramaic ????????? (???îp??), ?????? (?a?ap, “to be barefaced, insolent”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ??o?ots?p?, IPA(key): /?x?ts.p?/
- (US) enPR: ??o?ots?p?, IPA(key): /?x?ts.p?/
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ho?ots?p?, IPA(key): /?h?ts.p?/
- (US) enPR: ho?ots?p?, IPA(key): /?h?ts.p?/
Noun
chutzpah (usually uncountable, plural chutzpahs)
- (informal) Nearly arrogant courage; utter audacity, effrontery or impudence; supreme self-confidence; exaggerated self-opinion.
- Synonyms: cheek, nerve, boldness, audacity, insolence
Related terms
- chutzpadik (adjective)
Translations
See also
- cheek (noun), cheekiness (noun), cheeky (adjective), immortal rind (noun)
References
- “chutzpah”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, ?ISBN
- “chutzpah” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- "chutzpah" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.
Further reading
- chutzpah on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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moronic
English
Etymology
moron +? -ic
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /m?????n?k/
- (US) IPA(key): /m?????n?k/
- Rhymes: -?n?k
Adjective
moronic (comparative more moronic, superlative most moronic)
- (medicine, dated) having a mental age of between seven and twelve years
- (slang) behaving in the manner of a moron; idiotic; stupid
Related terms
- moron
- Wikipedia article on mental retardation
Translations
Anagrams
- omicron, oncomir
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