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sav⋅vy
[sav-ee]
verb, -vied, -vy⋅ing, noun, adjective, -vi⋅er, -vi⋅est. Informal.–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
| 1. | to know; understand. |
–noun
| 2. | Also, sav⋅vi⋅ness. practical understanding; shrewdness or intelligence; common sense: a candidate who seemed to have no political savvy. |
–adjective
| 3. | shrewdly informed; experienced and well-informed; canny. |
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Savvy
Sav"vy\, Savvey \Sav"vey\, v. t. & i. [Written also savey.] [Sp. saber to know, sabe usted do you know?] To understand; to comprehend; know. [Slang, U. S.]Savvy
Sav"vy\, Savvey \Sav"vey\, n. Comprehension; knowledge of affairs; mental grasp. [Slang, U. S.]
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savvy
1785, as a noun, "practical sense, intelligence;" also a verb, "to know, to understand;" W. Indies pidgin borrowing of Fr. savez(-vous)? "do you know?" or Sp. sabe (usted) "you know," both from V.L. *sapere, from L. sapere "be wise, be knowing" (see sapient). The adj. is first recorded 1905, from the noun.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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