Streetwise Definition
strētwīz
street-wise
adjective
Knowledgeable and shrewd, as a result of practical experience, about life in urban areas where vice and crime are prevalent.
Webster's New World
Possessing a style that embodies the life and microculture located within urban settings, typically in the States.
You could tell from the way he spat old Tupac lyrics, loitering in the corner with his homies, flipping that Yankees cap on his head like he couldn't give a damn that he was streetwise enough to melt Will Smith.
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