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smarts
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
smarts
(noun)
street smarts
(noun)
smart
(verb)
smarts
/
ˈ
smɑɚts/
noun
smarts
/
ˈ
smɑɚts/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of SMARTS
[
plural
]
US, informal
:
intelligence
He's got the
smarts
[=
brains, know-how
] to do the job.
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