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Definition of savvy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

savvy

noun
 
/ˈsævi/
 
/ˈsævi/
[uncountable] (informal)
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  1. practical knowledge or understanding of something
    • political savvy
    • Skill isn’t enough—you need savvy too.
    Word Originlate 18th cent.: originally black and pidgin English imitating Spanish sabe usted ‘you know’.
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