street-smart
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of street-smart
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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New Zealand's "street-smart" cricketers can find a way to beat England and guarantee their semi-final place at the T20 World Cup, coach Rob Walters said on Thursday.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
Mark is taller and brighter than Darren but infinitely more docile and far less street-smart.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025
Hun Sen is one of Asia's great survivors, a wily, street-smart politician who has time and again outmanoeuvred his opponents.
From BBC • Jul. 23, 2023
The only thing we were actually missing was the liberal, street-smart yet delicate teacher in the vintage motorcycle leather jacket sent to our district with the purpose of saving us.
From Salon • Feb. 24, 2023
He’s a street-smart dog, but there’s much he hasn’t seen.
From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate
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