street wisdom

English

Noun

street wisdom (uncountable)

  1. The fact of being streetwise
  2. The knowledge involved in being streetwise.
    • 1991 August 17, Steve Karpf, “Don't Tread On Us!”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 5, page 9:
      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.
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