different between streetwise vs streety
streetwise
English
Alternative forms
- street-wise
Etymology
street +? -wise
Adjective
streetwise (comparative more streetwise, superlative most streetwise)
- Having the necessary knack, personality and instinct for survival in rough, urban environments.
- Like all serial killers, he had the ability to sense vulnerability among potential victims; he didn't take the streetwise girls, he was after the younger women. -Ann Rule speaking about Gary Ridgway.
- 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
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streety
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -i?ti
Etymology
street +? -y
Adjective
streety (comparative more streety, superlative most streety)
- (informal) Of the street, as a place of unpolished modern culture; streetwise.
- 2005, Lori M Carlson, Oscar Hijuelos, Red hot salsa
- A group of girls talking in a mix of languages, in a streety English hip-hop and a swoony lyricism spiked with Spanish.
- 2005, Lori M Carlson, Oscar Hijuelos, Red hot salsa
Anagrams
- Syrette, Yetters, syrette
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