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Stage 1 of 3
hutspah
Hebrew · ancient
"insolence, audacity"
meaning "insolence" or "audacity"
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Stage 2 of 3
khutspe
Yiddish · medieval
"brazen audacity"
carried into everyday Yiddish speech
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Stage 3 of 3
chutzpah
English · 1800s-1900s
"shameless audacity or boldness"
adopted through Yiddish-speaking immigrant communities
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