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View synonyms for streetwise

streetwise

or street-wise

[ street-wahyz ]

adjective



streetwise

/ ˈstriːtˌwaɪz /

adjective

  1. attuned to and adept at surviving in an urban, poor and often criminal environment Alsostreet-smart
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • street wisdom, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of streetwise1

An Americanism dating back to 1960–65; street + wise 1
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Example Sentences

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.

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Lynes is reminded “don't take photographs of the people and be streetwise” by his guide.

He 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.

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