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street⋅wise

[street-wahyz]
–adjective
street-smart.
Also, street-wise.


Origin:
1960–65, Americanism; street + wise 1
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Word Origin & History

streetwise 
1965, from street + wise (adj.) "smart, savvy."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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