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Streetwise vs Streetsmart - What's the difference?

streetwise | streetsmart |

As adjectives the difference between streetwise and streetsmart

is that streetwise is having the necessary knack, personality and instinct for survival in rough, urban environments while streetsmart is an alternative spelling of street-smart.

streetwise

English

Alternative forms

* street-wise

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having the necessary knack, personality and instinct for survival in rough, urban environments.
  • 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.
  • Synonyms

    *street-smart

    See also

    * street smarts

    streetsmart

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)