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streetwise

adjective

Definition ofstreetwise next

as instreet-smart

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Recent Examples ofstreetwiseThe guy loved Seaver because Seaver did not have to bestreetwise.—

Harper's Magazine, 28 Sep. 2021Those exchanges gave Gout permission to pepper the screenplay with personal details and sharpen the dialogue of the Latino characters withstreetwiseMexican modismos.—

Sergio Burstein,Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2021The quintessential scene pits Levee’sstreetwiseblasphemy against the religious Cutler (Colman Domingo).—

Armond White,National Review, 1 Jan. 2021The newspaperman and author specialized instreetwisetales of New York City.—

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Adjective

After a chance encounter on Hollywood Boulevard when Edward stops to ask for directions, the corporate raider hires thestreet-smartVivian to spend the night with him at his hotel, which ultimately turns into a week.
— Andrea Wurzburger,People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
The For My Fans Tour date doubled as a survey of the Queen of Hip Hop Soul’s career and a summation of her triumphant journey from astreet-smartartist who burst on the scene to a superstar who overcame everything from serious depression to substance abuse.
— Bob Gendron,Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025

Definition ofstreet-smart

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He has been blamed for the company’s offshore tax tactics, its China expansion and its investment choices, all of which may have been reflective ofshrewdmanagement of a private enterprise, but are not necessarily appealing to voters.
— Matina Stevis-Gridneff,New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
The Thunder has no fewer than 10 first-round picks and 10 second-round picks through 2029, thanks to multipleshrewdtrades over the past several years.
— Lev Akabas,Sportico.com, 20 Apr. 2025