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chutzpah
Definitions
(Noun) Guts or balls or courage.Usage: What chutzpah he has to do that to us.
(Noun) Breath-taking guts/balls/courage - arrogance
Usage: The classic definition of "chutzpah" is someone who kills his parents and then begs the court for mercy because he's an orphan. I believe the pronunciation is "HOOTSpah" - the first syllable as deep in you throat as you can get it.
willingness to perform an act of great risk
Usage: She had the chutzpah to go directly to the leaders.
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