• Smarts

    Verb

    1. smarts

      (third-person singular of smart)

    Full definition of smarts

    Noun

    smarts

    (plural only)
    1. (informal, chiefly US) intelligence; smartness
      • 1981, Philip K. Dick, Valis, ISBN 0-553-20594-3, p. 36A lot can be said for the infinite mercies of God, but the smarts of a good pharmacist, when you get down to it, is worth more.
      • 2007, Fern Michaels, Free Fall, page 142"Guess that was a stupid question. Either you're smart or you're not. I am not book smart but I have street smarts. I think street smarts are important.
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