hutzpa

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hutzpa - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  chutzpa \chutzpa\, chutzpah \chutzpah\n. [Yiddish khutzpa.]
     aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; gall; as, he
     had the chutzpah to question my decision. [Also spelled
     hutzpa, and hutzpah.]
  
     Syn: audacity, audaciousness.
          [WordNet 1.5]