street-smart

American  

[street-smahrt] / ˈstritˌsmɑrt /

adjective

1. possessing or showing street smarts.

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Etymology

Origin of street-smart

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Since the film is a little over 90 minutes, our street-smart detective, who has relied on his gut and the terrifyingly invasive AI tools throughout the trial, is finally liberated from the chair in the third act, as the twisty-turny tale morphs into an attack on Mercy itself.

From Los Angeles Times

But when Zoë is forced by circumstance to look into the case, she reveals herself to be fearless, dogged and street-smart, as noir an investigator as Oxford is likely to get.

From Los Angeles Times

“For a kid who thought he was this tough street-smart kid from D.C., I was in for a very rude awakening,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Brook, like Stokes and McCullum, is street-smart - hardened by playing in Yorkshire's tough men's leagues by the age of 13 - and rough around the edges.

From BBC

But the mystery adds to the sense that even though Boden and Fleck are pivoting away from Marvel and back to their indie roots, they’ve made a superhero movie, after all: a street-smart update on the Toxic Avenger.

From Los Angeles Times

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