Chutzpah, a word of Yiddish origin,  means to display nerve or guts.  Here 
is a better  definition. 

THE DEFINITION OF CHUTZPAH 



A little old lady sold pretzels on a  street corner for 25 cents each. 
Every day a young man would leave  his office building at lunch time, and as he 
passed the pretzel  stand, he would leave her a quarter, but never take a 
pretzel. 

And this went on for more then 3 years.  The two of them never spoke. One 
day, as the young man passed the  old lady's stand and left his quarter as 
usual, the pretzel lady  spoke to him. 

"Sir, I  appreciate your business. You are a good customer, but I have to  
tell you that the pretzel price has gone up to 35  cents."