Associations to the word «Streetwise»

Wiktionary

STREETWISE, adjective. Having the necessary knack, personality and instinct for survival in rough, urban environments.
STREETWISE, adjective. Possessing a style that embodies the life and microculture located within urban settings, typically in the States.

Dictionary definition

STREETWISE, adjective. Having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke