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savvy (savē)

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

  1. shrewdness or understanding
  2. 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.

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