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STREET SMART
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Dictionary entry overview: What does street smart mean?
• STREET SMART (adjective)
The adjective STREET SMART has 1 sense:
1. having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment
Familiarity information: STREET SMART used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment
Synonyms:
street smart; streetwise; with-it
Similar:
smart (showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness)
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