My Word Of The Day, Savvy

Savvy /ˈsæv.i/

Noun, adjective (informal)

My word of the day is ''savvy''.

What does it mean?

• noun [U] (informal): practical knowledge or understanding of sth: political savvy
• adjective (savvier, savviest) (informal, especially NorthAmE): having practical knowledge and understanding of sth

Example:

The researchers are the first to admit the findings are not terribly scientific -- Twitter users tend to be tech-savvy, live in large cities and are a fraction of the total population -- but according to the results they have potential as a tool for providing real-time analysis of critical issues.

Quoted from:Reuters ↑↓

Synonyms : shrewdness , practicality, knowledge, perception, understanding, know-how

Antonym : ignorance

Etymology:

savvy: 1785, as a noun, "practical sense, intelligence;" also a verb, " to know, to understand;" W. Indies pidgin borrowing of Fr.savez(-vous)? "do you know?" or Sp. sabe (usted) "you know, " both from V.L.*sapere, from Latin. sapere "be wise, be knowing" (seesapient ).

The adj. is first recorded 1905, from the noun.streetwise; 1965, from street + wise (adj.) "smart, savvy."

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