streetwise
having the experience to handle potentially dangerous situations
TRANSLATION
streetwise = über Straßenschläue verfügen, gewieft sein --- GOOGLE INDEX streetwise: approximately 9,000,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Sihle is young and an intelligent politician. He is STREETWISE and knows how to manoeuvre.
(The Independent Online)
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But admitting that she would not allow herself to get wrapped in the grip of an addiction to drinks or drugs, Leona explained that she knows how to handle herself as she is STREETWISE.
(The Mail Online)
(The Independent Online)
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But admitting that she would not allow herself to get wrapped in the grip of an addiction to drinks or drugs, Leona explained that she knows how to handle herself as she is STREETWISE.
(The Mail Online)
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streetwise
adjective
- having an ability to handle situations in urban environments
(Online Slang Dictionary)
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The term streetwise (street, such as city streets, and wise, such as in smart) describes someone with a sense of or who knows how to handle themselves in an "urban environment," a euphemistic expression for a rough neighbourhood or ghetto. For instance, someone who lives and works in an area like Hamburg's Reeperbahn would usually be considered streetwise.
People can be streetwise, or street smart as it is also called, in different ways. It usually depends on where or how they were raised.
Being streetwise can also mean how well someone handles themselves in an unfamiliar neighbourhood or on city streets, meaning they know if someone is trying to take advantage of them or exploit them.
A streetwise character in earlier literature is the Artful Dodger, an experienced and skilled pickpocket in Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist and the leader of a gang of child criminals who are just as street smart.
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SYNONYMS
artful, cagey, clever, crafty, cunning, shrewd, slick, sly, wily, worldly
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"He's a streetwise entrepreneur who grew up in London's Brixton neighbourhood."
adjective
- having an ability to handle situations in urban environments
(Online Slang Dictionary)
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The term streetwise (street, such as city streets, and wise, such as in smart) describes someone with a sense of or who knows how to handle themselves in an "urban environment," a euphemistic expression for a rough neighbourhood or ghetto. For instance, someone who lives and works in an area like Hamburg's Reeperbahn would usually be considered streetwise.
People can be streetwise, or street smart as it is also called, in different ways. It usually depends on where or how they were raised.
Being streetwise can also mean how well someone handles themselves in an unfamiliar neighbourhood or on city streets, meaning they know if someone is trying to take advantage of them or exploit them.
A streetwise character in earlier literature is the Artful Dodger, an experienced and skilled pickpocket in Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist and the leader of a gang of child criminals who are just as street smart.
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SYNONYMS
artful, cagey, clever, crafty, cunning, shrewd, slick, sly, wily, worldly
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"He's a streetwise entrepreneur who grew up in London's Brixton neighbourhood."
