Etymology

chutzpadik

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Today it means: Showing chutzpah; not showing due respect; impudent; impertinent; brazen. Full definition →

Yiddish חוצפּהדיק
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  1. Yiddish · borrowed fromחוצפּהדיק
  2. English todaychutzpadik

From Yiddish חוצפּהדיק (khutspedik), from חוצפּה (khutspe, “chutzpah”).

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