streetwise
or street-wise
Origin of streetwise
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How to use streetwise in a sentence
It’s Dark and Hell is Hot would set a template for a new crop of hungry New York crews to embrace epic streetwise narrative storytelling.
How DMX's It's Dark and Hell Is Hot Changed the Course of Hip-Hop Forever | Andrew R. Chow | April 9, 2021 | TimeLynes is reminded “don't take photographs of the people and be streetwise” by his guide.
Can Hollywood Rejuvenate Detroit and America’s Bankrupt Cities? | David Levesley | May 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was a Harvard Law grad who was streetwise enough to demolish a heckler.
But instead of pointing fingers, law enforcement should focus on treating addicts, says one streetwise expert.
British Dictionary definitions for streetwise
/ (ˈstriːtˌwaɪz) /
attuned to and adept at surviving in an urban, poor and often criminal environment: Also: street-smart
Derived forms of streetwise
- street wisdom, noun
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