street-smart en · ADJ
Etymology
Back-formation from street smarts.
Meanings
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Having practical rather than theoretical knowledge, like that learned on the streets rather than in the classroom.
im street smarter than him yo
For Liverpool, it capped six days of desperate disappointment after missing out on the Premier League to Manchester City by a single point then losing to this experienced, street-smart Real team.
2022 May 28, Phil McCulty, “Liverpool 0-1 Real Madrid”, in BBC Sport:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| street-smartest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| street-smarter | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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Translations (11)
de bauernschlau (having practical knowledge) · es canchero (having practical knowledge) · es sotreta (having practical knowledge) · es resabioso (having practical knowledge) · fi katuviisas (having practical knowledge) · hu élelmes (having practical knowledge) · es espabilado (having practical knowledge) · es despabilado (having practical knowledge) · es resabiado (having practical knowledge) · pl praktycznie mądry (having practical knowledge) · pt malandro (having practical knowledge)