Word of the day - with an example

chutz⋅pa

  [khoot-spuh, hoot-]

–noun Slang.

1.	unmitigated effrontery or impudence; gall.

2.	audacity; nerve.

An example.  Steven Harper displayed an astounding amount of chutzpah when he said:

this government has behaved responsibly and the other party, the other leader, has absolutely no moral compass.