street-smart

adjective

ˈstrēt-ˌsmärt How to pronounce street-smart (audio)
Synonyms of street-smartnext
: streetwise

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Emmy-winning Tatiana Maslany stars as Sarah Manning, an outsider and street-smart chameleon who witnesses the suicide of a woman who looks just like her. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026 The city of Wickhills is protected by Seaborne, an intelligence agency that hires street-smart types like Vycol Ferec on top-secret missions. — Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026 His blend of compassion and street-smart toughness made the character an enduring television icon throughout the show's 118 episodes. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026 Yet there’s something disarming about how Riley’s sense of play holds this street-smart meta-rebellion fantasy together. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for street-smart

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First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of street-smart was in 1966

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street-smart

adjective
ˈstrēt-ˌsmärt
: streetwise

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