Savvy

Word SAVVY
Character 5
Hyphenation sav vy
Pronunciations /ˈsæ.vi/

Definitions and meanings of "Savvy"

What do we mean by savvy?

Well informed and perceptive; shrewd. adjective

Knowledgeable or proficient. Often used in combination. adjective

Practical understanding or shrewdness. noun

To understand; comprehend. transitive & intransitive verb

General cleverness; knowledge of the world: as, he has lots of savvy. noun

To know; understand; “twig”: as, do you savvy that?

To possess knowledge.

Comprehension; knowledge of affairs; mental grasp; also, practical know-how; common sense. noun

To understand; to comprehend; know. verb

Shrewd, well-informed and perceptive. adjective

To understand verb

Do you understand? interjection

The cognitive condition of someone who understands noun

Get the meaning of something verb

Shrewdness.

"understand?" Urban Dictionary

1. to understand something 2. knowledge 3. knowledgeable (from spanish, Sabe, he knows) Urban Dictionary

Technically means "Well-informed, perceptive, or shrewd"; in the summer of 2003, fans of "Pirates of the Carribean" adopted the meaning given to the word by Johnny Depp's Catain Jack. Now used by PotC fans to mean, "Get it?" Urban Dictionary

To be clued up is to be savvy. comes from the french verbs 'savoir faire', which means the 'know how'. Urban Dictionary

Commonly related to pirates. Meaning to undertsand, or to grasp a concept. Urban Dictionary

Savvy (sav-ve)adj. To comprhend to understand. To make sure of something. Something sexy. Tod escribe as cool or sophisticated. Sexiest word to come from Johnny Depps lips. Urban Dictionary

Asking if the second person agrees understand? Urban Dictionary

I'm pretty sure it comes from the spanish word "sabes". It was slurred together to form "savvy". It means "Understand?" Urban Dictionary

Do you understand? To understand. Urban Dictionary

Well If Cap'n Jack Sparrow says it it meand "I'm bloody Sexy" but if it's anything else, than it's "Allright?" Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Savvy

The word "savvy" in example sentences

He speaks angrily about what he calls a savvy campaign by Pakistan's government under President Pervez Musharraf to fleece Washington for billions of dollars even as it allowed Al Qaeda to regroup in Pakistan's tribal lands. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Sure, media savvy is not a prerequisite for success, lightning does strike (Dame Rowling, for example), but such hope is NOT a plan. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"Our bargain savvy shoppers come early, grab tea or a mimosa, and spend quality time looking for right pieces to compliment their wardrobes." ❋ Jen Sabella (2010)

David Louis Edelman - Edelman's web savvy is unmatched and his content is not only refreshingly original, but also interesting. ❋ Unknown (2009)

India's vaunted tech savvy is being put to the test this week as the country embarks on a daunting mission: assigning a unique 12-digit number to each of its 1.2 billion people. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Mr. Malone, credited as a founding father of the cable TV business, is known as a savvy investor and tough dealmaker who has cobbled together a patchwork of businesses under the banner of his Liberty empire, including home shopping network QVC and premium cable network owner Starz Entertainment. ❋ Nat Worden (2011)

A lack of media savvy is one of the reasons that the Police Forces across the UK have such a piss poor media image. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2009)

But woods/prairie/mountain savvy and a moderate gun will go a long way. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The conventional wisdom prevailing since the start of the 2008 campaign has always maintained that technological savvy is the specialty of Senator Barack Obama and his followers. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But certainly the most extreme case of a museum done in by its own supposed marketing savvy is the Guggenheim, which under its former director, Thomas Krens, inaugurated an aggressive expansion plan. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Mibs savvy is unknown to her at first but then she finds out what it is and is proud to be a Beaumont. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The new system took me awhile to figure it out, since my computer savvy is less than that of a brain-damaged chimp. ❋ Bill Crider (2007)

While they all look like typical, fun loving kids, they also had this "look" about them that exuded a responsibility and a certain savvy perhaps not possessed by the "typical" kid. ❋ Unknown (2007)

A balanced, oftentimes patient and instinctual savvy is what is called for when approaching matters of money. ❋ Unknown (2006)

"Serre Chevalier in France has been identified as a savvy option for the more cost-sensitive skiers." ❋ Unknown (2011)

Yarr, I was [swabbin'] the poop deck when me main mast [took a tumble] into Davy [Jone's] Locker; Avast, it was me own 'heartie, scurvy Sea-Dog Peg Leg who sivered me timbers; made 'im walk the bloody plank, Savvy? ❋ Capn' Jack Sparrow (2003)

[I don't] [think you] are as savvy on the [subject] as I am. ❋ Light Joker (2007)

"[Shut up] or I'll [shut you] up [--] savvy?" ❋ Tak, The Hideous New Girl (2003)

[damn] that [boy] is savvy. ❋ Nobby (2005)

"Im [Cap'n] [Jack Sparrow]. [Savvy]?" "There's no time to be worryin' about wether or not you're [savvy], savvy?" ❋ Eeza (2004)

"so why dont you [return the favor], savvy?" "OMG Ellen, thoose shoes are savvy!" "[The Johnny] [Depp] club is so savvy" ❋ Emma Rubenstein (2004)

[Captin] [Jack Sparrow]: "im gonna shoot [you now], savvy?" ❋ Jessica (2003)

"It's a [matter] of lesuire. [Savvy]?" "Do you [understand]? Savvy?" ❋ Kat (2004)

"She knows about going on [holiday]!" "Yeah, she's [travel] savvy" or "[walk the plank],savvy?" ❋ NA90 (2003)

I'm [Captin] [Jack Sparrow], [Savvy]? ❋ Tabitha (2003)

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