Definition of street smart

street smart

adjective

• knowledgeable about life on the streets.

                                                             
  
                             
  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
  
  Citation from "School Lies", American Dad (TV), Season 6 Episode 14 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Jul 26 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'smart':
book smarts	Definitions include: knowledge gained from reading and studying.
smart	Definitions include: stylish, cool, well-dressed, generally good or desirable.
smart alec	Definitions include: an insolent person; "smart ass".
smart aleck	Definitions include: an insolent person; "smart ass".
smart *ss	Definitions include: a person who replies to questions or situations satirically or in a condescending manner.
smart cookie	Definitions include: an intelligent person.
smart dog	Definitions include: a security guard at a place such as a shopping mall or college campus who is obviously not a police officer.
smart money, the	Definitions include: in a betting situation, the option most likely to win.
smarts	Definitions include: extensive knowledge of or ability in a particular topic.
street smarts	Definitions include: knowledge about life on the streets.
Other terms relating to 'street':
go street	Definitions include: to get rough, or to fight back with your words
street	Definitions include: Hip with an ultra-sharp edge.
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 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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