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Where does “street-smart” come from?

street-smart (English) comes from English street smarts — Practical knowledge, especially concerning human...

street-smart (English): Having practical rather than theoretical...

Definitions

  1. Having practical rather than theoretical...

Ancestry of “street-smart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishstreet smartsPractical knowledge, especially concerning human...

Words derived from “street-smart”

  • streetsmart
Every word from English street smarts →