A disparaging term coined by people who are hood rats to make themselves feel better because they are not as smart as people who are highly educated.
Hoodrat: You're so book smart, you're still stupid.

Educated Person: That really hurts coming from a drug dealer living out of an abandoned apartment.
by Daniel81 February 28, 2017
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Academically inclined. Studiously clever.
He might be book smart, but every time you send him out to buy some smoke he gets bitch slapped by the dealer who palms him off with skanky brown horseshit.
by Dirtycash July 22, 2005
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Intelligence that comes naturally without having to work hard to maintain said intelligence.
You can be intelligent, but not necessarily have book smart.
by Torquatus December 3, 2004
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