Chutzpah is a Hebrew word used to described someone who has overstepped the boundaries of accepted behavior with no shame.
Similar English words are: audacity, impertinence, and insolence.
It can express admiration (for non-conformance) or be used derogitorily to express disdain for their arrogance.
Slang for the same word would be "ballsy"
Used in a sentence:
"He had a lot of Chutzpah to wear a cowboy hat to a funeral"
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