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
Camilluskə-MIL-əs (English)Ancient Roman
Spartak-Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Albanian, Armenian, Georgian
Archbald['a:tʃbɔ:ld]
ElÍAse-LEE-ahs (Spanish)Spanish, Icelandic
Nadya (2)-Arabic
Cutler['kʌtlə]