street smart

[street-smahrt]

street-smart

[street-smahrt]
adjective
possessing or showing street smarts.

Origin:
1965–70
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Street smart is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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street smart definition


  1. mod.
    wise in the ways of urban life; wise in the ways of tough neighborhoods. : Bess wasn't street smart enough to survive by herself.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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