the audacity
indignant
the one-line answer
Expressing disbelief that someone had the nerve to do something.
The audacity is a dramatic statement about the boldness required to do something inappropriate or surprising. The full phrase is 'the audacity' with heavy emphasis on the.
mainstream
Your coworker might use this word.
01 / in the wild
hear it move.
disbelief
the audacity to show up two hours late and ask where the food is.
I cannot believe he had the nerve to arrive late and then expect to be fed.