“Chutzpah” is making headlines again. This time it’s not because someone mispronounced it (as former Congresswoman Michele Bachmann did a few years ago); it’s because Republican presidential candidate ...

This article first appeared on The Conversation. "Chutzpah" is making headlines again. This time it's not because someone mispronounced it (as former Representative Michele Bachmann did a few years ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Oy gevalt. Maybe Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann should leave out the Yiddish. While appearing on "On The Record" on Fox News, Bachmann took aim at President ...

The Yiddish word chutzpah, related to the Hebrew word huspãh has a strong negative connotation. It means “insolence,” “cheek” or “audacity.” It became part of American English vernacular with a ...

The old definition of the Yiddish word, “chutzpah,” is the son who murders his parents and at his trial pleads for mercy because he is an orphan. The modern definition of chutzpah is for the ...

Not sure what exactly the word “chutzpah” means? The late author Leo Rosten gave us the perfect definition in his book “The Joys of Yiddish”: “Chutzpah is that quality enshrined in a man who, having ...

CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: Benghazi happened a long time ago. That's the definition of chutzpah. This administration has stonewalled every inquiry and delayed its answers and not released names and told all ...