chutzpahPronunciation: /ˈxʊtspə, ˈhʊ-/Definition of chutzpah noun [mass noun] informal extreme self-confidence or audacity (usually used approvingly):love him or hate him, you have to admire Cohen’s chutzpahOrigin: late 19th century: Yiddish, from Aramaic ḥu ṣpāchutzpah in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of chutzpah in the US English dictionary