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Noun: chutzpah  xhûts-pu or hûts-pu or hûts-paa
  1. (Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity
    "He takes the cake for chutzpah!";
    - chutzpa [US], hutzpah [US]

Derived forms: chutzpahs

Type of: cheekiness, crust, freshness, gall, impertinence, impudence, insolence

Encyclopedia: Chutzpah