Chutzpadik
/ˈxʊtspə.dɪk/noun
Audacious, brazen, or marked by chutzpah.
Did you know?Chutzpadik comes from Yiddish chutzpe, ultimately related to a Hebrew-Aramaic word for insolence or impudence—not mystical power, but socially transgressive nerve.
Etymological Timeline
Late Antique Period
Aramaic
ḥuṣpā
“Insolence, shamelessness, or impudence”
Medieval Hebrew
Hebrew
ḥuṣpāh
“Audacity or impudence”
Medieval–Modern Period
Yiddish
khutspe
“Brazen nerve, impudence, or audacity”
Modern Yiddish
Yiddish
khutspe-dik
“Full of chutzpe; brazen or audacious”
20th Century
English loanword
chutzpadik
“Boldly shameless, audacious, or cheeky”
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