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/Sounds like "teh" (as in "ten") + "NEHR" (as in "net") + "too" (as in "tool") + "PEH" (as in "pet")/

Meaning

To have an extraordinary level of audacity, being bold enough to do or say something with a confidence that's hard to find in others. This audacity is a skill not everyone possesses.

Examples

What a nerve you have to ask me for money after what you did!

He had the audacity to show up late and complain.

Word family

A small huddle of people gossiping or chatting in a circle. In Spain, the corrillo is an unofficial social institution: it forms in hallways, office kitchens, wedding receptions, and school gates, always with the same crowd whispering about everyone who is not there.