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street wisdom en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable) The fact of being streetwise
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(uncountable) The knowledge involved in being streetwise.
In his recent book Violence Against Lesbians And Gay Men, Gary David Comstock documents (among other things) the public nature of much homophobic violence and provides a sociological confirmation of the years-old street-wisdom of queer people.
1991 August 17, Steve Karpf, “Don't Tread On Us!”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 5, page 9: