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street wisdom

street wisdom noun: the fact of being streetwise.

Noun

street wisdom (uncountable)

  1. The fact of being streetwise
  2. The knowledge involved in being streetwise.
    • In his recent book Violence Against Lesbians And Gay Men, Gary David Comstock documents (among other things) the public nature of much homophobic violence and provides a sociological confirmation of the years-old street-wisdom of queer people.1991 August 17, Steve Karpf, “Don't Tread On Us!”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 5, page 9

Questions about street wisdom

What does street wisdom mean?
Street wisdom means the fact of being streetwise.
What part of speech is street wisdom?
Street wisdom is a noun.

Words near street wisdom in the dictionary

  1. street urchins
  2. street value
  3. street values
  4. street walker
  5. street walkers
  6. street wisdom
  7. street work
  8. street worker
  9. street workers
  10. street workout
  11. street workouts

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