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]