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streety en · ADJ

Etymology

From street + -y.

Meanings

1. (informal) Of the street, as a place of unpolished modern culture; streetwise.
   • The makers of a new DVD called “Mash SF” — full of streety stunts (and painful-looking crashes) in the manner of a skate video but with bikes — were recently recruited to contribute to the influential Japanese style Web site Honeyee.com . 2007 January 14, Rob Walker, “Biker Chic”, in New York Times:
   • ...more of a streety kind of mixture of martial arts and grappling. 2003, Frederick S Clarke, Cinefantastique:
   • A group of girls talking in a mix of languages, in a streety English hip-hop and a swoony lyricism spiked with Spanish. 2005, Lori M Carlson, Oscar Hijuelos, Red hot salsa:

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