Savvy
adjective
Having practical understanding or knowledge of something.
John is a very savvy business man.
Often appears as...
- savvy investor
- savvy shopper
noun
Practical understanding or knowledge of something.
With her financial savvy, she should have no problem managing the budget.
Often appears as...
- financial savvy
- technological savvy
verb
To understand or grasp something.
Do you savvy the situation we're in?
Often appears as...
- savvy the situation
- savvy the concept
Usage tips
Colloquial
adjective
Having practical understanding or knowledge of something.
John is a very savvy business man.
Often appears as...
- savvy investor
- savvy shopper
noun
Practical understanding or knowledge of something.
With her financial savvy, she should have no problem managing the budget.
Often appears as...
- financial savvy
- technological savvy
verb
To understand or grasp something.
Do you savvy the situation we're in?
Often appears as...
- savvy the situation
- savvy the concept
Usage tips
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Use 'savvy' to describe skillfulness in specific contexts more than general intelligence.
She's politically savvy, always knowing the right thing to say.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Smart
'Savvy' implies practical ability, not just being smart or educated.
He may be young, but he's tech-savvy and solves problems quickly.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
It's a compliment, suggesting someone is good at navigating complex situations.
Our project leader is business-savvy, ensuring our success.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Use 'savvy' to describe skillfulness in specific contexts more than general intelligence.
She's politically savvy, always knowing the right thing to say.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Smart
'Savvy' implies practical ability, not just being smart or educated.
He may be young, but he's tech-savvy and solves problems quickly.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
It's a compliment, suggesting someone is good at navigating complex situations.
Our project leader is business-savvy, ensuring our success.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Use 'savvy' to describe skillfulness in specific contexts more than general intelligence.
She's politically savvy, always knowing the right thing to say.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Smart
'Savvy' implies practical ability, not just being smart or educated.
He may be young, but he's tech-savvy and solves problems quickly.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
It's a compliment, suggesting someone is good at navigating complex situations.
Our project leader is business-savvy, ensuring our success.
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SpaceX's plan to fly you...
despite the fact that SpaceX's first three launches blew up. I mean, how on earth did you do that? So actually, selling rockets is all about relationships and making a connection with these customers. When you don't have a rocket to sell, what's really important is selling your team, selling the business savvy of your CEO --
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How to tie your shoes PIPE...
as a wonderful collection of some of the most effective, intelligent, intellectual, savvy, worldly and innovative people in the world. And I think that's true. However, I also have reason to believe that many, if not most, of you are actually tying your shoes incorrectly. Now I know that seems ludicrous.
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What is chirality and...
connected through chemical bonds. However, the three-dimensional shapes of molecules were utterly unclear, since they couldn't be observed directly. Molecules were represented using simple connectivity graphs like the one you see here. It was clear to savvy chemists of the mid-19th century
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How does the stock...
the company turned to private citizens– individuals who could invest money to support the trip in exchange for a share of the ship’s profits. This practice allowed the company to afford even grander voyages, increasing profits for both themselves and their savvy investors.
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Filmmaking: Adventure...
adventure longer than he's been a filmmaker he's part of a growing number internet savvy adventures who represent the nexus of storytelling and athleticism for me the early days of filmmaking grew out of a passion for kayaking not really a passion for filming
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Paola Antonelli: Why I...
are actually a consequence of the processor's limitedness, which is fantastic. So aesthetics is always important. And so is space, the spatial aspect of games. You know, I feel that the best video games are the ones that have really savvy architects
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Safari Live - Day 35 PIPE...
good on there we could not Sally savvy let's see if that's that sound I didn't get a correction haha okay so you're wondering what the my favorite dishes for here at each day and I was thinking about it and I actually said any enough
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From Farm to Table PIPE Nat...
pretty savvy savvy Bunch and but it was what was nice about this for this story was that it was a way of showing that there was something out on the farms that had humor to it that had a culture to it that had life to it well then
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Accessible fart machines...
Matthew is an individual that we worked with who is a normal text savvy teenager who happens to have cerebral palsy Matthew is reliant on technology for his because of the impairments he's experiencing with his disability he uses
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How the bendy straw was...
to hospitals to help patients drink while reclining, but eventually, with the marketing and business savvy from his sister Betty, the bendy straw becomes a beloved utensil of every child and a regular household item.
Video examples
SpaceX's plan to fly you...
despite the fact that SpaceX's first three launches blew up. I mean, how on earth did you do that? So actually, selling rockets is all about relationships and making a connection with these customers. When you don't have a rocket to sell, what's really important is selling your team, selling the business savvy of your CEO --
Video examples
How to tie your shoes PIPE...
as a wonderful collection of some of the most effective, intelligent, intellectual, savvy, worldly and innovative people in the world. And I think that's true. However, I also have reason to believe that many, if not most, of you are actually tying your shoes incorrectly. Now I know that seems ludicrous.
Video examples
What is chirality and...
connected through chemical bonds. However, the three-dimensional shapes of molecules were utterly unclear, since they couldn't be observed directly. Molecules were represented using simple connectivity graphs like the one you see here. It was clear to savvy chemists of the mid-19th century
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How does the stock...
the company turned to private citizens– individuals who could invest money to support the trip in exchange for a share of the ship’s profits. This practice allowed the company to afford even grander voyages, increasing profits for both themselves and their savvy investors.
Video examples
Filmmaking: Adventure...
adventure longer than he's been a filmmaker he's part of a growing number internet savvy adventures who represent the nexus of storytelling and athleticism for me the early days of filmmaking grew out of a passion for kayaking not really a passion for filming
Video examples
Paola Antonelli: Why I...
are actually a consequence of the processor's limitedness, which is fantastic. So aesthetics is always important. And so is space, the spatial aspect of games. You know, I feel that the best video games are the ones that have really savvy architects
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 35 PIPE...
good on there we could not Sally savvy let's see if that's that sound I didn't get a correction haha okay so you're wondering what the my favorite dishes for here at each day and I was thinking about it and I actually said any enough
Video examples
From Farm to Table PIPE Nat...
pretty savvy savvy Bunch and but it was what was nice about this for this story was that it was a way of showing that there was something out on the farms that had humor to it that had a culture to it that had life to it well then
Video examples
Accessible fart machines...
Matthew is an individual that we worked with who is a normal text savvy teenager who happens to have cerebral palsy Matthew is reliant on technology for his because of the impairments he's experiencing with his disability he uses
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How the bendy straw was...
to hospitals to help patients drink while reclining, but eventually, with the marketing and business savvy from his sister Betty, the bendy straw becomes a beloved utensil of every child and a regular household item.
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Quote examples
James Woods
American Actor
It's a great battle, and it really is a battle, and there are people from all walks of life, you know, never judge anybody at the table: A man can be the greatest poker player and he might know all the numbers, but he might get beaten by a really savvy kid who works in a grocery store; and that's what's so great about this game.
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Ellie Kemper
American Actress
Men, who certainly possess not only the savvy but also the know-how to be funny, for some reason, are just not. I began to notice this at a pretty young age, and unfortunately, a lifetime of living - and not a little bit of regret - hasn't done much to convince me otherwise.
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Michael Wolff
American Author
Galling for left-wing activists and the mainstream media's bottom line - in its way as galling as Fox's daily agitprop - was the fact that liberal media did not have the talent or the savvy or the passion to match conservative media's success.
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Marcia Clark
American Lawyer
Most of my interviews have been with millennials, and it's been a fascinating window into my kids' world. It's been so wonderful to see a generation that seems so savvy in so many ways - and so much cooler than we were.
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Perry Farrell
American Musician
I'm looking to evolve the concept of the new renaissance artist, taking the world by storm through the art of public display and demonstration, with technical savvy, using cell phones and computers.
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Kim Reynolds
American Politician
Each day, we're sharpening Iowa's competitive edge in education and expanding our workplace partnerships with job-ready, STEM savvy, lifelong learners.
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Ty Warner
American Businessman
Kids today are so intelligent and computer savvy, so pairing an interactive computer world with something cuddly seems like a natural fit.
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Anupam Kher
Indian Actor
It is important to be financially savvy when you turn producer. As a director, you just need to have a good script in hand.
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Tory Burch
American Designer
You have to be savvy and sharp and also straightforward with your customer. I think that authenticity is really important.
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Brad D. Smith
American Businessman
Millennials' tech and global savvy will make them instrumental in shaping our mobile future worldwide.
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James Woods
American Actor
It's a great battle, and it really is a battle, and there are people from all walks of life, you know, never judge anybody at the table: A man can be the greatest poker player and he might know all the numbers, but he might get beaten by a really savvy kid who works in a grocery store; and that's what's so great about this game.
Quote examples
Ellie Kemper
American Actress
Men, who certainly possess not only the savvy but also the know-how to be funny, for some reason, are just not. I began to notice this at a pretty young age, and unfortunately, a lifetime of living - and not a little bit of regret - hasn't done much to convince me otherwise.
Quote examples
Michael Wolff
American Author
Galling for left-wing activists and the mainstream media's bottom line - in its way as galling as Fox's daily agitprop - was the fact that liberal media did not have the talent or the savvy or the passion to match conservative media's success.
Quote examples
Marcia Clark
American Lawyer
Most of my interviews have been with millennials, and it's been a fascinating window into my kids' world. It's been so wonderful to see a generation that seems so savvy in so many ways - and so much cooler than we were.
Quote examples
Perry Farrell
American Musician
I'm looking to evolve the concept of the new renaissance artist, taking the world by storm through the art of public display and demonstration, with technical savvy, using cell phones and computers.
Quote examples
Kim Reynolds
American Politician
Each day, we're sharpening Iowa's competitive edge in education and expanding our workplace partnerships with job-ready, STEM savvy, lifelong learners.
Quote examples
Ty Warner
American Businessman
Kids today are so intelligent and computer savvy, so pairing an interactive computer world with something cuddly seems like a natural fit.
Quote examples
Anupam Kher
Indian Actor
It is important to be financially savvy when you turn producer. As a director, you just need to have a good script in hand.
Quote examples
Tory Burch
American Designer
You have to be savvy and sharp and also straightforward with your customer. I think that authenticity is really important.
Quote examples
Brad D. Smith
American Businessman
Millennials' tech and global savvy will make them instrumental in shaping our mobile future worldwide.
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