Define Streetwise Meaning

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

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

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

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.

A nickname for my mum.

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

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.

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.

Knowing how to get places quicker

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.

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