Chuzpe

dieNoun

chutzpah; nerve; audacity

English translations

  1. 01

    chutzpah

  2. 02

    impudence

  3. 03

    gall

Word details

German meaning
Unverschämtheit, freche Dreistigkeit.
English meaning
Chutzpah
Synonym
Frechheit, Unverschämtheit
German example
Er hatte die Chuzpe, mich dafür verantwortlich zu machen.
English example
He had the chutzpah to blame me for it.
Type
Noun
Article
die
Singular Form
die Chuzpe
Plural Form
None

Example sentences with “Chuzpe”

  1. Er hatte die Chuzpe, mich das zu fragen. (He had the nerve to ask me that.)

Frequently asked questions

Where does the word Chuzpe come from?

It is a loanword from Yiddish. It is feminine (die Chuzpe).