Definition of be street

street

• Hip with an ultra-sharp edge.

  Girl, you're lookin' so street!

  Last edited on Jan 27 2003. Submitted by sal and ang from Chicago, IL, USA on Jan 27 2003.

adjective

• of or relating to street gangs, urban life, etc.

                                            
  
                                                                      
  
  Citation from "Peter Griffin: Husband, Father... Brother?", Family Guy (TV), Season 3 Episode 14 (2001) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Nov 03 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 28 2011.

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Other terms relating to 'street':
go street	Definitions include: to get rough, or to fight back with your words
street cred	Definitions include: credibility "on the streets."
street dog	Definitions include: hot dog sold by street vendor.
street meat	Definitions include: Slang for prostitute.
street pharmacist	Definitions include: drug dealer.
street pizza	Definitions include: vomit on the pavement.
street punk	Definitions include: a low-class hooligan.
street runner	Definitions include: an errand boy for a drug dealer.
street smart	Definitions include: knowledgeable about life on the streets.
street smarts	Definitions include: knowledge about life on the streets.
Street Taco	Definitions include: A female who, like its namesake: hits the spot when drinking or doing methamphetamine, whose contents are of unknown -or of questionable- origin, comes back at inopportune times (like indigestion), and may regret eating the day after.
Street, The	Definitions include: Wall Street.
street walker	Definitions include: a prostitute.
streetwise	Definitions include: with an ability to handle situations in urban environments.
word on the street, the	Definitions include: the current talk or rumors.

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