Word of the Day

The Word of the Day for February 9th 2012 is chutzpah:

chutz·pah

noun:

: supreme self-confidence : nerve, gall

Examples of CHUTZPAH

1. <had the chutzpah to demand that he be treated as a special case and be given priority in settling his insurance claim>

Origin of CHUTZPAH

Yiddish khutspe, from Late Hebrew ḥuṣpāh

First Known Use: 1883