Chutzpah

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(idea) by espertus (?) (print)   (I like it!) 1 C! Sat Nov 13 1999 at 9:11:29

A Yiddish term, classically defined as: When someone found guilty of murdering his parents pleads for mercy on the grounds that he is an orphan.

When a software company charges you for an upgrade to fix their bug, that's chutzpah.

(thing) by Anacreon (4.4 mon) (print)   (I like it!) Wed May 31 2000 at 9:25:59
The word is originally Hebrew, in which it means simply impudence, impertinence.
(thing) by Lith (2.3 y) (print)   (I like it!) Sun Aug 13 2000 at 17:23:57
Gall, impudence, brazen assurance. The "ch" is a guttural sound pronounced like the "ch" in bach. Sounds like one trying to cough up phlegm for a brief moment.
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