3 ms·I've always understood it to mean 'audacity', but without any necessarily negative or positive implications.by talideon 11y agoI've always understood it to mean 'audacity', but without any necessarily negative or positive implications.js2 11y agoTraditionally it has a negative connotation as in "gall" or "brazen" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chutzpah https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chutzpahnjharman 11y agoI've only ever seen it used in a complementary manner. "He's got real chutzpah"