chutz ‧ pah /ˈhʊtspə/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] informal
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Yiddish ; Origin: Late Hebrew huspah ]
a lot of confidence and courage to do something, especially something that might involve being impolite to someone in authority – used to show approval SYN nerve :
It took a lot of chutzpah to talk to your boss like that.