Savvy

[pioneer]

savvy   

sav·vy [sávvee]
(informal)
noun
shrewdness: shrewdness and practical knowledge

adjective
shrewd: shrewd and well informed

transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle sav·vied, present participle sav·vy·ing, 3rd person present singular sav·vies)
comprehend something: to understand something, especially what somebody has said

[Late 18th century. < Spanish sabe (usted)? "you know?"]
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