I think it's chutzpah, but I'm not an expert on Yiddish (even though I use a lot of it--"schtick" being my favorite :)
"I think it's chutzpah, but I'm not an expert on Yiddish"
You are correct, sir!
BTW...my favorte is Putz....
as in Senator Charlie the "Putz-head" Schumer from NY.