Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Interested in and sensitive to the latest styles and trends; up-to-date.
- adjective Streetwise and knowing; savvy.
- adjective Mentally competent.
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- adjective
up-to-date on currentfashion andtrends
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style
- adjective having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment
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Examples
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The chips were aimed at the youth market, marketed as "the with-it chip."
Food Marketer Struck Gold With Doritos Stephen Miller 2011
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You are not shooting for, "what a hip and with-it person that politician is."
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Despite my advancing years, however, I am still a with-it and happening dude.
The benefits of chatspeak ewillett 2009
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You are not shooting for, "what a hip and with-it person that politician is."
mrissa: Sunday evening uff da mrissa 2010
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And, re: Lady Gaga and Twilight: what if, rather than "lob my fists" (ouch) at stuff that's aimed at not-particularly-sophisticated tweens and kidults, I shrug and leave the kids to their fun, while considering any adult who takes that stuff * seriously* a little dumb (or desperate to seem with-it)?
Explain Yourself 2010
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It's the only salon in a town of "Palm Beach Crash Helmet" hairdos that's young and with-it.
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She is fairly with-it for looking so weak and frail.
She came round the corner…. Will 2009
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This group is so desperate to seem with-it that once again, they end up lacking any credibility whatsoever.
Ask Matt: Globes Weirdness, Dexter, Person of Interest, Charlie Sheen, and More! 2011
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Cook was at the top of his game playing "George Spiggot", a with-it, Mod Lucifer.
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She is fairly with-it for looking so weak and frail.
Archive 2009-01-01 Will 2009
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