chutzpa

or chutz·pah, hutz·pa, hutz·pah

[ hoo t-spuh, khoo t- ]
/ ˈhʊt spə, ˈxʊt- /

noun Slang.

unmitigated effrontery or impudence; gall.
audacity; nerve.

Origin of chutzpa

1890–95; < Yiddish khutspa < Aramaic ḥūṣpā

British Dictionary definitions for hutzpah

hutzpah
/ (ˈxʊtspə) /

noun

a variant spelling of chutzpah