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
hutzpah
n. (Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity [syn: chutzpa, chutzpah]