verb, -vied, -vy⋅ing, noun, adjective, -vi⋅er, -vi⋅est. Informal.| 1. | to know; understand. |
| 2. | Also, sav⋅vi⋅ness. practical understanding; shrewdness or intelligence; common sense: a candidate who seemed to have no political savvy. |
| 3. | shrewdly informed; experienced and well-informed; canny. |