On 19 Sep 2002, Annette Taylor, Ph. D. wrote:
 
> Can someone please enlighten me (and maybe others too shy to come
> right out and show their lack of erudition) about the exact meaning of
> 'unmitigated gall'. Of course I can intelligently guess, but....
>

Sorry, Annette. I got carried away. I understand that it means that a 
person shows insensitivity, arrogance, and nerve, as in "The nerve of 
that person!". The famous Yiddish word for it is "chutzpah".

-Stephen
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