What is Street Smart?
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A person who has alot of common sense and knows what's going on in the world. This person knows what every type of person has to deal with daily and understands all groups of people and how to act around them. This person also knows all the current shit going on in the streets and the ghetto and everywhere else and knows how to make his own right decisions, knows how to deal with different situations and has his own independant state of mind. A street smart person isn't stubborn and actually listens to shit and understands shit.
that dude actually understands alot of shit thats going on today, he's street smart
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the intelligence of approaching things stealthy to get one's way
not book smart
people smart
He's an underground winner, he seems to use his street smarts to succeed in life.
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A street smart person usually grew up in a shrewd environment. He/She knows the workings of the mind inside people who are less educated, and knows how to make the correct choices while in their presence.
Eminem, Makai Phipher, Me, Jennifer Lopez and Dave Chappelle are all of examples of people who are street smart.
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Knows how to live on the streets. Can function on streets.
He might not be acadimiclly smart, but he sure is street smart.
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A trait that helps one cope with the everyday person or situation in the Ghetto and ALSO in personal life and business. A people person. One good with words. Smooth-talker.
My uncle, the business owner, is rarely taken advantage of because he is street smart.
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Manipulation of having power.
street smart will become known as power
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Not safe to be on the streets. to dumb to do things on own. Needs help by backseat driver to park.
Holly is just not very street smart!
