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
Nurasyl-Kazakh
Vesperave-SPE-rahEsperanto
Harshal-Indian, Marathi, Gujarati
Aberash-Eastern African, Amharic
Ignasi-Catalan
Bourgeois['buəʒwa:]