street-smart

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street-smart

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Back-formation from street smarts.

adjective street-smarter · street-smartest

  1. Having practical rather than theoretical knowledge, like that learned on the streets rather than in the classroom. im street smarter than him yo

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adj having practical knowledge

Españolespabilado, resabiado, canchero, despabilado, resabioso, sotreta
Portuguêsmalandro
Deutschbauernschlau

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@misc{street_smart_2026,
  title = {street-smart},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/street-smart},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}