" streetwise "

 [ "streetwise" ]

1:  To be wise in the ways of the life in a large metropolitan area.

  * e.g.,  ...  He's lived in Detroit all his life. He's very streetwise. 

 [ "streetwise" ]

2:  (Derogatory) (To be said of a stupid person) To know what street one lives on.

  * e.g.,  ...  Matt's not completely stupid, at least he's streetwise. 

 [ "streetwise" ]

1: Someone who can squabble, knows the slang of the street, and respects the "criminal world"'s laws

  * e.g.,  ... I'ma streetwise because of the place where I'm from 

 [ "streetwise" ]

1: A person who is wise on a street level. Due to this they are usually quite short so they are closer to the streets. Their outfit of choice is based around a oversized parkas that make them look like drug dealers. Additionally, they generally possess strong colloquial accents so as to fit in with urban culture and come from crime families so look out for particularly cool mothers.

  * e.g.,  ... person 1: which cat ellis? 

 [ "Streetwise" ]

1: A nickname for my mum.

  * e.g.,  ... Oh! Look it's streetwise!! 

 [ "streetwise angel" ]

1: a person who roams around the streets always alone either at night or day and always taking notice of things that other people dont

  * e.g.,  ... That girl is such a streetwise angel. one time i saw her walking to the park at 2 in the morning. 

 [ "mc streetwise" ]

1: Chicago slang for somebody who's acting like his connections are the largest of the hood and he's the most powerful man inside the web, as he's not. In fact, he's a selfish, lazy fuck who spends most of the time on his own.

  * e.g.,  ... You didn't mean like going out with your neighbour? 

 [ "Dezzie Dez the Streetwise Millionaire" ]

1: A precocious, gully hustler, who started in the dope, drinks, and bitch game way before his time. Known for driving a Mazda Precedia under the influence of copious amount of buddah.

  * e.g.,  ... Yo, that nigga Dezzie Dez the Streetwise Millionaire got mo' bitches than he can handle, son! 

 [ "Streetwise talkin" ]

1: Someone that goes for an image/appearance opposite of smooth.

  * e.g.,  ... There was nothing smooth about the way the streetwise talkin guy/girl talked, he/she didn't even appear to be polite or reasonable, he/she talked so much that he/she ended up playing himself/herself, always trying to call everyone around him/her out or defer suspicion to someone besides him/her. 

 [ "Streetwise Crew" ]

1: Two white (but not trash) teenage upcoming rappers that form the center of a conglomerate of like-minded individuals from different social groupings. Half Dutch and half American, the SWC is known at their school for speaking their mind, not giving a flying shit about what others say about them, and being generally very 'gangsta' (add the necessary sardonic winks here). The sworn mortal enemies of the Bitch Posse Wannabe Clan, due to a long-running and deeply personal feud between the SWC's American half and the 'Head Bitch' of the BPWC.

  * e.g.,  ... "And you just gotta step behind my back, without the balls to diss me to my face and get clapped,  

 [ "Rover streetwise" ]

1: A car manufactured by MG/Rover from 2003 to 2005 when MG/Rover collapsed. It was basically a Rover 25 with chunky black bumpers and raised suspension. The streetwise was far ahead of its time and hasn't aged badly after 18 years.

  * e.g.,  ... "What car do you drive mate?"