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
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!
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.
Yo, that nigga Dezzie Dez the Streetwise Millionaire got mo' bitches than he can handle, son!