And the winner is....

Well, many of you got it! Of course, it might have helped that I had titled the post “Some Nerve.”

In Merriam-Webster we find

Definition of chutzpah

: supreme self-confidence : NERVE, GALL

It took a lot of chutzpah to stand up to him the way she did.

Dictionary.com has

          chutzpa

noun Slang.

unmitigated effrontery or impudence; gall.

audacity; nerve.

Back in 2012, Forbes ran a piece entitled “Why Chutzpah Is The New Charisma - And How To Use It To Get What You Want.”  

But perhaps the best simple explanation is the one on Wikipedia:

Chutzpah (/ˈxʊtspə, ˈhʊt-/)^[1][2] is the quality of audacity, for good or for bad. It derives from the Hebrew word ḥuṣpāh (חֻצְפָּה), meaning "insolence", "cheek" or "audacity". Thus the original Yiddish word has a strongly negative connotation but the form which entered English as a Yiddishism in American English has taken on a broader meaning, having been popularized through vernacular use in film, literature, and television. The word is sometimes interpreted—particularly in business parlance—as meaning the amount of courage, mettle or ardor that an individual has.^{[citation needed]}

As of yesterday, over 150,000 Americans have died from infections with COVID-19. There have been over 4.5 million confirmed cases, and over 30 million job losses, and many grandparents who have not seen their grandchildren in months. Some of our government officials speak as if they have done a great job managing this crisis. THAT is chutzpah!

Have a safe and healthy weekend.

Love,

Rebecca