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Definition of chutzpah

chutzpah

noun - uncountable

  • audacity.
    Mel Brooks production of "The Producers," spoofing the Holocaust, with an all-Jewish cast showed real "chutzpah"!

    Last edited on Aug 05 2015. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.

  • spirit.

    Last edited on Aug 25 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.

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