209 Gall

209 Gall

(PW) Shameless, insolent attitude

She spent all of her money on clothes and music, and then she asked to borrow money for groceries. She has gall.

 

(free) Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gealla; akin to Greek cholē, cholos gall, wrath, Old English geolu yellow — more at yellow

Date: before 12th century

1 a : bile; especially : bile obtained from an animal and used in the arts or medicine b : something bitter to endure c : bitterness of spirit : rancor
2 : brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence

synonyms see temerity