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street–smart
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
street–smart
(adjective)
street smarts
(noun)
street–smart
/
ˈ
striːtˌsmɑɚt/
adjective
street–smart
/
ˈ
striːtˌsmɑɚt/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of STREET–SMART
[
more street–smart; most street–smart
]
chiefly US
:
streetwise
street-smart
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