Meaning & use
gall
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bold, impudent disrespect or nerve
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I can't believe he had the gall to ask for a raise after missing a month of work.
It took real gall to cut in front of the entire line.
A note on using this word
Also refers to bitter fluid from the liver (bile) and to abnormal growths on plants; the 'audacity' sense is the one most common in everyday speech.
Words with a similar meaning
nerveaudacity
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