Street Smart = Country Dumb Dumb ~ a smart person, usually from a rural area or small town, who deliberately speaks or behaves in a manner that indicates a lack of understanding of the modern world, giving a false impression of naiveté to prevent being taken advantage of and to gain advantage over urban or cosmopolitan people: city slickers Smart ~ street smart in the country: make huge campfires to burn a month's worth of firewood in a night and carry big lights because they are afraid of the dark; always make a lot of noise because they are discomfitted by silence and are unaware of their surroundings |
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