Definition of streetwise
streetwise 
adjective
- with an ability to handle situations in urban environments.
Citation from "I Am the Walrus", American Dad! (TV), Season 6 Episode 13 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: intelligent, smart.
Last edited on Oct 09 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 09 2012.
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Other terms relating to 'intelligent, smart': | |
| Definitions include: to hit someone in the head quite hard. | |
| Definitions include: an intelligent person. | |
| Definitions include: knowledge about life on the streets. | |
| Definitions include: intelligent. | |
| Definitions include: knowledge gained from reading and studying. | |
| Definitions include: a scientist, engineer, or person employed in a technical field. | |
| Definitions include: fellatio. | |
| Definitions include: to be intelligent. | |
| Definitions include: a smart person. | |
| Definitions include: very smart. | |
| Definitions include: impressive; "cool"; "awesome". | |
| Definitions include: to represent. | |
| Definitions include: a person who has both street and book knowledge. | |
| Definitions include: an intelligent person. | |
| Definitions include: a smart person. | |
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Other terms relating to 'street': | |
| Definitions include: to get rough, or to fight back with your words | |
| Definitions include: Hip with an ultra-sharp edge. | |
| Definitions include: credibility "on the streets." | |
| Definitions include: hot dog sold by street vendor. | |
| Definitions include: Slang for prostitute. | |
| Definitions include: drug dealer. | |
| Definitions include: vomit on the pavement. | |
| Definitions include: a low-class hooligan. | |
| Definitions include: an errand boy for a drug dealer. | |
| Definitions include: knowledgeable about life on the streets. | |
| Definitions include: knowledge about life on the streets. | |
| Definitions include: Wall Street. | |
| Definitions include: a prostitute. | |
| Definitions include: the current talk or rumors. | |
Other terms relating to 'wise': | |
| Definitions include: To think you know everything. Or making a disbelieving remark. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "Older Wiser Learner". | |
| Definitions include: an insolent person. | |
| Definitions include: a member of the mafia (aka "mob.") | |
| Definitions include: to become aware of something, especially a scam. | |
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