Re benj's post - On a totally non-political note, as a New Yorker I just have to correct something. It should be:

khutspe
חוצפּה
Main Entry: chutz·pah (Merriam Webster spelling)
Variant(s): also chutz·pa or hutz·pah or hutz·pa
Function: noun
Etymology: Yiddish khutspe, from Late Hebrew ḥuṣpāh
Date: 1883
: supreme self-confidence : nerve, gall
synonyms see temerity
אַ דאַנק (thank you!)