The word chutzpah entered the English language in the late 19th
century. It is supposed to have been derived from khutspe,
belonging to the Yiddish language. Khuptse means impudence or
gall. Khutspe itself was derived from the Hebrew word hutspah.
Today, chutzpah means supreme self-confidence, courage bordering
on arrogance, audacity or nerve. The words chutzpa, hutzpah and
hutzpa are its variants.