street-smart
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7.4
- adjective
- /strit smɑrt/
- Informal
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- You're street smart.
- street-smart kid
- street-smart guy
- street-smart cop
You know, how to be street smart and how to, you know, deal with different things.
- You know, how to be street smart and how to, you know, deal with different things.
- And what you're going to not read books because you don't want to ruin your intuitive street smart knack for that sort of thing.
- I never have been a genius, but I'm, I'm, I'm street smart, you know, and sometimes that works better, especially in travelled economies.
- That's how even I came out to CIA because I was capable, you know, I'm a street smart.
Examples
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She's like a rebellious teenager who's street smart, just not book smart.
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He's pretty street-smart.
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I taught her to be confident, strong, social, and street smart.
Blog text (30) -
And there's street smart, the ability to read people.
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Dickie told me you were street-smart.
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He is street smart.
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Donny was extremely street-smart.
Academic text (2003) -
Of the six inmates we meet, some seem tougher or more street-smart than others; but after a brief conversation, it's impossible to gauge the reserves of inner strength each has to draw on, or the depths of their individual pain.
Academic text (1997) -
The unit is buzzing with brassy, street-smart women in their late teens and twenties, most of them experiencing the odyssey of confinement for the first time.
Academic text (1997) -
Living in the city for years has made him quite street-smart in dealing with tough situations.
Synonyms
114
4.4
Having practical knowledge and good judgment in a specific area
7
7.0
Experienced at dealing with danger and bad situations in cities
Antonyms
How Street-Smart
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Street-smart joins street (meaning 'city road' or 'city life') and smart (meaning 'clever' or 'quick with ideas'), so the word gives a picture of cleverness learned in the streets. That's why someone who is street-smart knows how to handle city dangers and practical problems.