chutzpanik

9.9

A person who acts very bold and shows little respect for others

noun
/ˈhuːtspɑːnɪk/

Slang

: descarado

It takes a real chutzpanik to ask for a raise on the first day.

Examples

The chutzpanik in the meeting shocked everyone with her blunt comments.
Everyone knew Max was a chutzpanik who never hesitated to speak his mind.
What a chutzpanik that was!
That student has such chutzpanik asking the teacher for extra credit!
Everyone knew Max was a chutzpanik who never hesitated to speak his mind.
It takes a real chutzpanik to ask for a raise on the first day.
The chutzpanik in the meeting shocked everyone with her blunt comments.

Antonyms

cowardice

44 5.5

Lack of courage to face danger or difficulty

How Bold

chutzpanik

Slang

9.9

coward

Offensive

358 2.3

Surface Forms

chutzpanik singular

chutzpaniks plural

Morphology

chutzpanik = chutzpah (semi-transparent) = chutzpah + nik

Formation is a regular agentive suffixation (chutzpah + -nik), but both elements are borrowed and the form/spelling may be unfamiliar to many learners.

Etymology

The word chutzpanik comes from the Yiddish word chutzpah meaning 'audacity' and the suffix -nik meaning 'person', the same ending you see in beatnik. So a chutzpanik is a person who acts very boldly or has a lot of nerve.