STREET SMARTS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A shrewd ability to survive in a dangerous urban environment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("street smarts" is a kind of...):

astuteness; perspicaciousness; perspicacity; shrewdness (intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings))

Credits