savvy
savvy
Definition
savvy (sav′ē)
intransitive verb -·vied, -·vy·ing
Slang to understand; get the idea
Etymology: < one or more varieties of Pidgin English < Portuguese sabe, 3rd pers. sing. of saber, to know < L sapere: see sap
noun
- shrewdness or understanding
- know-how
adjective -·vier, -·vi·est
Informal shrewd or discerning
savvy
Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- net: Also covered in this edition is a quick start guide to getting net savvy, a survival requirement in the Web marketing world.
- technical: His unique mix of experience in comedy writing, editing and technical savvy made him a great fit for the essential co-director's position.
- political: There's too much political savvy going on here for that simplification to ever be true.
- commercial: Defining, sourcing and creating products, our buyers draw on their commercial savvy to ensure our collections do exactly that.
Modifies a noun
- brides-to-be: Savvy brides-to-be know that using the internet to compare prices and styles of bridal dresses can lead to a real bargain.
- marketer: Really savvy marketers online have been using this tactic to profit big.
- shopper: Becoming a savvy shopper is part of being a consumer today in the 21st century.
- entrepreneur: This means the market is wide open for the savvy entrepreneur.
- investor: Several fundamental issues have made savvy investors look again at property.
- traveler: Yet savvy travelers beat a path to the Hotel de L'Orient here.
Modifying Another Word
- technologically: Backed off a those games will most technologically savvy.
- technically: Only fairly technically savvy users would pick that up from the tips page.
- financially: Gee says the arrangements Rebecca has made with her debts suggest she is capable of being financially savvy.
- politically: And because we're the people who get blamed, it's probably politically savvy to demonstrate that we're trying not to.
- increasingly: Similarly intangible format his comments about are increasingly savvy they aren't exactly free.
- pretty: Chapparal is highly regarded by some folks I know who are pretty savvy about smaller boats.
Noun used with modifier
- tech: It attracts new customers all the time, as the whole world is becoming more and more tech savvy.
- Internet: The internet savvy know that the best broadband deals are not necessarily the cheapest at first glance.
- marketing: This kind of online marketing savvy can attract thousands of prospects for the cost of an ad in the Saturday Telegraph.
- computer: I mean, it sounds like you're a lot more ' computer savvy ' than I will ever be.
Browse dictionary entries near savvy
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