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streetwise angel 

a person who roams around the streets always alone either at night or day and always taking notice of things that other people dont
That girl is such a streetwise angel. one time i saw her walking to the park at 2 in the morning.
streetwise angel by etrnty May 6, 2009

streetwise

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.
1. He's lived in Detroit all his life. He's very streetwise.

2. Matt's not completely stupid, at least he's streetwise.
streetwise by tradesman March 31, 2003

streetwise

Someone who can squabble, knows the slang of the street, and respects the "criminal world"'s laws
I'ma streetwise because of the place where I'm from
streetwise by Nesafiz March 6, 2004

Streetwiring 

When one sets a house on fire, and kidnaps its inhabitants, all in the same spree of unlawful acts.
"Some bad guys are totally streetwiring Wanda's house!"

"If you're not careful, I'm gunna streetwire you!"
Streetwiring by ndhmlb_ftw23 June 16, 2009

streetwise

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.
person 1: which cat ellis?
person 2: you know, streetwise cat!

person 1: ooooh, i know who you're talking about now
streetwise by jo-ann November 24, 2013

mc streetwise 

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.
You didn't mean like going out with your neighbour?
-Why not?
Honey, didn't I just fuckin' tell ya that this guy's mc streetwise like fuckin' hell. Dump il fuckin' bastardo!
mc streetwise by Aboraly September 4, 2006
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Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
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Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
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