¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Savvies
1. savvy [v] - See also: savvy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Savvies
Literary usage of Savvies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Tents of Trouble by Damon Runyon (1911)
"Ninety-two pigtails behind; ho, I'm the boss o' the bunch; They savvies the port
and the shoulder, but never the 'Merican punch. Off on a whiz in Manila, ..."
2. The English Illustrated Magazine (1897)
"And Hall looked up at the Mexican, who nodded and smiled, and made a motion as "
Ching savvies," said Kin Savvy. And he called to Ching, who brought a piece ..."
3. Rawhide Rawlins Stories by Charles Marion Russell (1921)
"... and anybody that savvies that iron knows they never owned a hoss that wasn'ta
snake. A man had to be a rider to work for 'em. ..."
4. Songs of the Cowboys by Nathan Howard Thorp (1921)
"Dan Taylor is a rollicking cuss, A frisky son of a gun; He loves to court the
maidens, And he savvies how it's done. He used to be a cowboy, And they say he ..."
5. Songs of the Cowboys by Nathan Howard Thorp (1921)
"Dan Taylor is a rollicking cuss, A frisky son of a gun; He loves to court the
maidens, And he savvies how it's done. He used to be a cowboy, And they say he ..."
Other Resources:
