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chutzpah

chutz·pah [ htspə, khtspə ] or hutz·pah [ htspə, khtspə ] or chutz·pa [ htspə, khtspə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. self-confidence: boldness coupled with supreme self-confidence

2. rudeness: impudent rudeness or lack of respect

[Late 19th century. Via Yiddish< Aramaic ḥuṣpā]
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