streetwise
adjective
1. having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment
Similar word(s): smart
Sentences with streetwise as an adjective:
- 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.
- 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.