street smart



street smart

mod. wise in the ways of urban life; wise in the ways of tough neighborhoods. Bess wasn’t street smart enough to survive by herself.
See also: smart, street

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Claudineklo-DEENFrench
Chidike-Western African, Igbo
Tarik-Bosnian, Arabic
Rudolf[ru:dɔlf]
AmÁLie-Czech
Wido-Ancient Germanic